Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez (20 February 1939 – 10 February 2019) was a

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of the

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. He was a

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of the

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who served from 1982 to 2018.

Death

In Feb 2019, Gutierrez died from complications owing to

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and

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. The main symptoms include shortness of breath and a cough, which may or may not produce ...

References

1939 births 2019 deaths People from Romblon 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines {{Philippines-RC-bishop-stub