Paciano Aniceto

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Paciano Aniceto

Archbishop-Emeritus of San Fernando
Archbishop Aniceto in 2014
SeeSan Fernando
In officeMarch 14, 1989 – October 27, 2014
PredecessorOscar Cruz
SuccessorFlorentino Lavarias
Orders
OrdinationDecember 23, 1962[1]
ConsecrationMay 27, 1979[1]
by Pope John Paul II[1]
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born (1937-03-09) March 9, 1937 (age 87)
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoMinisterium Tuum Imple
Archbishop Chancery, San Fernando, Pampanga

Paciano Basilio Aniceto, GCGH (born March 9, 1937) is a Filipino Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of San Fernando.[2] He was the third prelate to head the Archdiocese, which is located in San Fernando City, Pampanga, Philippines.

Biography

Aniceto was born on March 9, 1937, in the old town of Santa Ana, Pampanga. He was ordained a priest on December 23, 1962. He served various parishes under the Diocese of San Fernando (elevated to an Archdiocese on March 17, 1975, by Pope Paul VI.) He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of Tuguegarao City and Titular bishop of Tlos on April 7, 1979. He was consecrated as a Bishop on May 27, 1979. His principal consecrator was Pope John Paul II and his principal co-consecrators were Duraisamy Simon Cardinal Lourdusamy and Eduardo Cardinal Martinez Somalo.

On October 20, 1983, he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Iba, Zambales and served as Bishop for 5 years. Then on January 31, 1989, he was appointed to the Metropolitan See of the Archdiocese of San Fernando as Archbishop, succeeding Archbishop Oscar Cruz and was installed on March 14, 1989.

On July 25, 2014, Pope Francis named Iba Bishop Florentino Lavarias as Archbishop of San Fernando, Pampanga, succeeding Aniceto upon the installation of the former on October 27, 2014, who resigned on reaching the age limit.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Archbishop Paciano Basilio Aniceto". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Most Rev. Paciano B. Aniceto, D.D." CBCP Online. Retrieved 30 July 2010.