Retired Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo passed away on Friday morning July 8. He was 81.
According to Jaro Archdiocese, Lagdameo died at 8:30 a.m. due to an undisclosed illness.
“Let us include him in our prayers and masses,” it said.
Lagdameo was named archbishop of Jaro Archdiocese in May 2000. He retired in 2018 at the age of 77.
He also served as president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) from 2005 to 2009.
Lagdameo was ordained priest for the Diocese of Lucena on Dec. 19, 1964.
He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Cebu in June 1980.
In January 1986, he was designated as co-adjutor bishop of Dumaguete and then he became bishop of the diocese in May 1989.IMT
