Jorge Barlin
Jorge Barlín e Imperial | |
|---|---|
| First Filipino Bishop in the Catholic Church Bishop of Nueva Caceres | |
 Barlin,c. 1906 | |
| See | Nueva Cáceres |
| Appointed | December 14, 1905 |
| In office | 1905–1909 |
| Quashed | September 4, 1909 |
| Predecessor | Arsenio del Campo y Monasterio |
| Successor | John Bernard MacGinley |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 19, 1875 |
| Consecration | June 29, 1906 byAmbrose Agius |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jorge Alfonso Imperial Barlín April 23, 1850 |
| Died | September 4, 1909(aged 59) Rome,Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano,Rome,Italy |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Baao, Camarines Sur,Philippines |
| Parents | Mateo Alfonso Barlín (father) Francisca Imperial (mother) |
| Motto | Labora sicut bonus miles Christi Jesu (Labor like a good soldier of Christ Jesus) |
| Signature |  |
| Coat of arms |  |
Jorge Barlín(April 23, 1850 – September 4, 1909) also known asJorge Barlín Imperial,Jorge Alfonso Imperial BarlínandJorge Barlín é ImperialfollowingSpanish naming customs,was the firstFilipinoconsecrated abishopin theRoman Catholic Church.He served as bishop of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres(then called Diocese of Nueva Caceres) in thePhilippinesuntil 1909. He was the first Filipino andBicolanobishop and was parish priest andvicar foraneofSorsogonfrom 1887 to 1906.[1]
Life
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Jorge Barlín was born April 23, 1850, inBaao, Camarines Sur,the Philippines to Mateo Alfonso Barlín and Francisca Imperial.
He was ordained a priest on September 19, 1875, and consecrated a bishop on June 29, 1906, by ArchbishopAmbrose Agiusalong with co-consecrators ArchbishopJeremiah James Hartyand BishopFrederick Zadok Rooker."Barlín proved very capable and loyal, dealing a blow to the schismaticIglesia Filipina Independienteby resisting its recruitment efforts and winning a court battle over church property, "according toCatholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines.[2]
He died and was interred inRome,Italyin 1909 during an ad limina visit of the Philippine bishops. Attempts to have his body returned to the Philippines were unsuccessful.
Monuments commemorating Jorge Barlín were built in his hometown's plaza in Baao, Camarines Sur,[3]and another called Plaza Barlin inNaga, Camarines Sur.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^page 32, Tracing from Solsogon to Sorsogon, 2nd Edition (2007),ISBN978-971-814-099-4
- ^"The Philippines:" Arsenal of Faith, Deposit of Christianity in the East "".Pope Francis Papal Visit 2015.Retrieved27 March2016.
- ^"National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines".National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines.
- ^Team, i-Governance."See what Naga has to offer « Dagos po sa Maogmang Naga".RetrievedOct 2,2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Alarcon, R.A. (2009).The Episcopal Consecration of Bishop Jorge Barlin: A New Phase in Philippine Church History.Philippiniana Sacra XLIV(131).
