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Tagbilaran Bishop Alberto Uy named new Archbishop of Cebu

PHILIPPINES, JUL 16 – Bishop Alberto Uy, 58, becomes the fifth Archbishop of Cebu, leading the Philippines' largest archdiocese with over 4.7 million Catholics, after Archbishop Jose Palma's retirement at 75.

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CEBU CITY, Philippines – Pope Leo XIV has named the new Archbishop for Cebu. Bishop Alberto Uy of Tagbilaran City in Bohol will be succeeding outgoing Archbishop Jose Palma, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Wednesday, July 16. Furthermore, the CBCP revealed that the pontiff has accepted Palma’s resignation. The prelate submitted his resignation last March when he turned 75 years. Archbishops are required to …

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Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Most Reverend Alberto “Abet” S. Uy as the new Archbishop of Cebu, following the official retirement of Archbishop Jose S. Palma. The appointment was announced in the Vatican Daily Bulletin. Archbishop Abet Uy is a native of Ubay, Bohol. He completed his Philosophy degree at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Tagbilaran, and Theology degree at the St. John Mary Vianney Theological Seminary in Cagayan de Oro. H…

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