Florentino Lavarias

Florentino Galang Lavarias is a Filipino bishop of the Catholic church. He is the fourth and current Archbishop of San Fernando. He succeeded Paciano Aniceto as the Archbishop of San Fernando. He had previously served as the fourth Bishop of Iba.

The Most Reverend Florentino Lavarias D.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop of San Fernando
Archbishop Lavarias during the Rite of Canonical Possession at the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando.
Province	San Fernando
See	San Fernando
Appointed	July 25, 2014
Installed	October 27, 2014
Predecessor	Paciano Aniceto
Successor	incumbent
Orders
Ordination	25 September 1985 by Oscar Cruz
Consecration	12 August 2004 by Antonio Franco
Personal details
Born	(1957-03-14) March 14, 1957 Mabalacat, Pampanga
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Diocese of Iba
Alma mater	Holy Angel University San Carlos Seminary
Motto	Voluntas Tua Delectatio Mea
Coat of arms

Styles of Florentino G. Lavarias
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Biography

Lavarias was born on March 14, 1957, in Santa Ines, Mabalacat. He graduated in college at the Holy Angel University in 1978 before entering the San Carlos Seminary. He was ordained a priest on September 26, 1985, at the Our Lady of Grace Parish. He served various parishes under the Archdiocese of San Fernando. He was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba. He was consecrated on August 12, 2004, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando. His consecrator was then the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Antonio Franco while his co-consecrators are Paciano Aniceto and Gaudencio Rosales .[1]

On July 25, 2014 Pope Francis named him as Archbishop of San Fernando (De Pampanga), succeeding Aniceto, who resigned on reaching the age limit.[2]

References

1. "MOST REV. FLORENTINO G. LAVARIAS, D.D."
2. Melo M. Acuna (July 25, 2014). "New San Fernando archbishop, Dipolog bishop named". CBCP News.