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Artemio Gabriel Casas

Archbishop of Jaro
Artemio_Casas
SeeJaro
AppointedMay 11, 1974
Term endedOctober 24, 1985
PredecessorJaime Sin
SuccessorAlberto Jover Piamonte
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMarch 20, 1938
ConsecrationFebruary 24, 1962
by  Rufino Cardinal Santos
Personal details
Born
Artemio Gabriel Casas

October 20, 1911
DiedMarch 29, 1989(1989-03-29) (aged 77)
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoDelectabor in Domino (Delight in the Lord)
Coat of armsCoat_of_arms_of_Artemio_Casas

His Grace Archbishop Artemio Casas (October 20, 1911-March 29, 1989) was a Filipino prelate who served as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro from 1974 to 1985.

Early Life and Education

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Born in Meycauayan, Bulacan on October 20, 1911, Casas was the child of Exequiel Casas and Maria Gabriel.[1] He was a graduate of Colegio de San Juan de Letran and of the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary. As a student of UST, he was a member of its student publication, The Varsitarian.[2]

Clerical Career

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Casas was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Manila on March 20, 1938.[3] He was first assigned as Assistant Parish Priest of St. James Parish of Paombong, Bulacan, before he served at St. John the Baptist Parish of San Juan, Rizal, and San Roque Parish of Cavite City.[4][5] After these stints, he was reassigned to be the first Parish Priest of the Immaculate Conception Parish of Tayuman, Manila and became Rector of Manila Cathedral from 1956 to 1962.[6][7] He was the rector of the Manila Cathedral when it was re-opened in 1958 after its post-war reconstruction.

Apart from his pastoral roles, he also served as Archdiocesan Chancellor and Censor Librorum, and theologian during the First Plenary Council of the Philippines in 1953.[8][9]

Styles of
Artemio G. Casas
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Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop

Episcopacy

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Inauguration of the Diocese of Imus, April 26, 1962. Presided by Manila Archbishop Rufino Cardinal Santos, the same rites witnessed the installation of its first bishop, Msgr. Artemio Casas.
Invitation to the Inauguration of the Diocese of Imus

On December 11, 1961, Pope John XXIII appointed Casas as the first bishop of the newly established Diocese of Imus in Cavite.[10] He was ordained to the episcopate on February 24, 1962 by Manila Archbishop Rufino Cardinal Santos, assisted by Nueva Segovia Archbishop Juan Sison and Bishop Peregrin de la Fuente Néstar, Prelate of Batanes and Babuyan Islands as co-consecrators.[3] Santos also installed him as Bishop of Imus on April 26 of the same year at the Our Lady of Pillar Cathedral, Imus, Cavite.

Coat of arms of Bishop Artemio Gabriel Casas as Bishop of Imus

It was during his stint as Bishop of Imus that he attended all sessions of the Second Vatican Council.[3]

In 1968, Pope Paul VI appointed Casas as Auxiliary Bishop of Manila and Titular Bishop of Macriana Minor.[3][11] Together with bishops Hernando Antiporda, Juan Bautista Velasco Diaz, and Bienvenido Lopez, they assisted Cardinal Santos in the administration of the Archdiocese of Manila. Casas acted as Vicar Capitular of Manila upon Santos' death in September 1973, until the appointment of Jaro Archbishop Jaime Sin to the See of Manila in January 1974.[3]

Several months later, on May 11, 1974, Casas was appointed by Pope Paul VI to replace Sin in the see of Jaro, Iloilo.[12][3] He thus became the 10th prelate of Jaro and the third archbishop to hold the post. It was during his tenure when Pope John Paul II visited Jaro in 1981 and canonically crowned the image of the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria enshrined at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral.[13][14]


Retirement and Death

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In 1985 upon reaching the age of 74, he resigned as Archbishop of Jaro and was succeeded by his auxiliary bishop, Msgr. Alberto Jover Piamonte.[15] He died on March 29, 1989 at the age of 77.[3]


References

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  1. ^ "Most Rev. Artemio Casas, DD". Diocese of Imus. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ "The Varsitarian". University of Santo Tomas. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Archbishop Artemio Gabriel Casas †". Catholic-Hierarchy.Org. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Most Rev. Artemio Casas, DD". Diocese of Imus. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  5. ^ "History of Santuario". Santuario del Sto. Cristo Parish. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  6. ^ "About Us". Immaculate Conception Parish. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Bp. Artemio Gabriel Casas (1956-1962)". The Manila Cathedral. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Bp. Artemio Gabriel Casas (1956-1962)". The Manila Cathedral. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  9. ^ Bernad, Miguel (1957). "Philippine Plenary Council". Philippine Studies. 5 (1): 95–98. JSTOR 42720371.
  10. ^ "Episcopos" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 54: 214. 1962.
  11. ^ "Episcopos" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 61 (7): 414. June 12, 1969. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "Provisio Ecclesiarium" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 66 (6): 350. June 30, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  13. ^ Lagon, Herman (2 February 2024). "The famous Jaro Candelaria fiesta: Candlelight in the dark". Panay News. pp. February 2, 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  14. ^ Frazier, Nancy (February 20, 1981). "Sound of native drums greets Pope in Iloilo". Catholic News Service. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "Provisio Ecclesiarium" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 78 (5): 460. May 5, 1986. Retrieved September 27, 2024.