Manuel del Rosario

Manuel P. Del Rosario
Bishop of Malolos Diocese
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Malolos Diocese
In Office	1961 -1977
Predecessor	none
Successor	Cirilo R. Almario
Orders
Ordination	March 25, 1939
Personal details
Born	July 1, 1915(1915-07-01) Baao, Philippines
Died	March 23, 2009(2009-03-23) (aged 93) Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Calbayog Bishop

Manuel P. Del Rosario (July 1, 1915 – March 23, 2009) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death, Del Rosario was the oldest Filipino bishop^[1] as well as one of the oldest Catholic bishops.

Del Rosario was born in Baao, Philippines in 1915, and was ordained a priest on March 25, 1939. Del Rosario was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Calbayog and appointed Titular bishop of Zerta on May 24, 1955, and was ordained a bishop on July 25, 1955. He succeeded to bishop of Calbayog July 25, 1958, and was later appointed to bishop of Malolos Diocese on December 11, 1961 and installed March 11, 1962. In 1963, Del Rosario suffered a stroke while attending the Second Vatican Council I in Rome, leaving him paralyzed and using a wheelchair.^[1] Del Rosario resigned as the bishop of Malolos due to health reasons on December 15, 1977. He died in March 2009 due to pneumonia.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Johanna Camille Sisante (2009-03-23). "RP's Oldest Bishop Passes Away at 93". GMA News.TV. http://www.gmanews.tv/story/153910/RPs-oldest-bishop-passes-away-at-93. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 

See also

• List of oldest Catholic bishops
• Malolos Diocese
• Diocese of Calbayog

External links

• Catholic-Hierarchy
• Diocese Site

Persondata
Name	Del Rosario, Manuel P.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	July 1, 1915
Place of birth	Baao, Philippines
Date of death	March 23, 2009
Place of death	Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines