Bishop of Lucena
On December 13, 1971 he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lucena, Philippines with the right to succeed as Bishop of Lucena upon vacancy. On September 25, 1976 he succeeded as Bishop of Lucena at age 56.
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“I have seen it over and over, the same sea, the same,
slightly, indifferently swinging above the stones,
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above the stones and then the world.”
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