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MANILA, Feb. 25, 2012— A bishop from the Diocese of Dumaguete has been named the new head of the Archdiocese of Palo in Eastern Visayas. Pope Benedict XVI announced in Rome today the appointment of Bishop John Du, 57, as archbishop of Palo. He will now take the title of Archbishop-designate ahead of his official installation soon, succeeding Archbishop Jose Palma who was transferred to the Archdiocese of Cebu in October 2010. Papal nuncio to the Philippine Archbishop Guiseppe Pinto relayed the news of the Du’s appointment to Msgr. Pedro Quitorio, media director of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. Du was born on Oct. 18, 1954, in Bantayan, Cebu. He was ordained a priest on June 1, 1979. In 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu. He was appointed Bishop of Dumaguete on April 21, 2001. Currently, the archbishop-elect is CBCP’s treasurer and chairman of the CBCP Pension Plan. (CBCP News)

MOST REV. OSCAR V. CRUZ, D.D. PERSONAL Birth: November 17, 1934 Place of Birth: Balanga, Bataan Sacerdotal Ordination: February 8, 1962 – UST Central Seminary, Manila Episcopal Ordination: May 3, 1976 – Manila Cathedral EDUCATION Elementary San Juan de Letran College Manila, 1943 – 1950 Secondary UST High School Manila, 1950 – 1954 Seminary Training: UST Central Seminary Manila, 1954 – 1958 Philosophy, Ph. L UST Central Seminary Manila, 1958 – 1962 Theology, STL Further Studies Lateran University J.C.D., 1966 – 1969 Roman Rota Auditor, 1969 – 1970 MINISTRIES 1962 Asst. Pastor, Tondo 1969 Asst. Pastor, Malabon 1970 Asst. Pastor, Ermita 1971 Spiritual Director, Guadalupe Minor Seminary 1972 ...