| Leonardo Legaspi | |
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| Archbishop of Caceres | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Caceres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 25, 1935 Meycauayan, Bulacan |
| Styles of Leonardo Legaspi |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Leonardo Zamora Legaspi, OP (born November 25, 1935) is the current[update] Archbishop of Nueva Caceres whose suffragas are Daet, Legazpi, Libmanan, Masbate, Sorsogon, and Virac.[1]
He became a priest on 17 December 1960 for the Order of Friars Preachers. On October 20, 1983, Legaspi was appointed Archbishop of Nueva Caceres. He was also the first Filipino rector of the University of Santo Tomas and the first Vicar of the Dominican Province of the Philippines. He holds the degree of D.D..[2]
He was elected President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in July 1986, and re-elected in July 1989.[2]
Together with Archbishop Angel Lagdameo and Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Legaspi announced the CBCP stance regarding President Gloria Arroyo's ZTE-NBN Controversy.[3]
| Episcopal lineage | |
| Consecrated by: | Bruno Torpigliani |
| Consecrator of | |
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| Bishop | Date of consecration |
| Bishop Gilbert Armea Garcera | 29 Jun 2007 |
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Fr. Jesús Diaz, O.P. |
Rector of University of Santo Tomas 1743–1745 |
Succeeded by Fr. Frederik Fermin, O.P. |
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