Arturo Mandin Bastes
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Arturo Bastes y Mandin (born on 1 April 1944 in
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) is a
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bishop. He was first ordained a priest of Society of the Divine Word (SVD) on November 28, 1970 in
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. Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Romblon on July 3, 1997. His
episcopal ordination Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
was on Aug. 21, 1997 in
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. The pope nominated him Coadjutor Bishop in the
Diocese of Sorsogon The 'Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon'' (Latin: ''Dioecesis Sorsogonensis'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1951 by the Archdiocese of Caceres, and in 1968, the di ...
on July 25, 2002. On April 17, 2003, (Holy Thursday), he succeeded as Bishop of Sorsogon.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bastes, Arturo M. 1944 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines Roman Catholic bishops of Romblon 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines