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Alfredo Obviar

1889–1978

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Alfredo María Obviar y Aranda was a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church and the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Catechists of Saint Thérèse of the Infant Jesus. He was Bishop of Lucena until his death. His beatification process was opened in 2001 and Obviar was declared venerable by Pope Francis in 2018.

From Wikipedia, “Alfredo Obviar”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1889Born in Lipa
1978Died in Tayabas
2018Declared Venerable by Pope Francis

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Born

29 August 1889

Lipa

Died

1 October 1978

Tayabas

Venerable

7 November 2018

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Catholic priest

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