Jorge Barlin
Jorge Barlin (April 23, 1850 in Baao, Camarines Sur, Philippines – September 4, 1909 in Rome, Italy) also known as Jorge Barlin Imperial, Jorge Alfonso Imperial Barlin and Jorge Barlin y Imperial following Spanish naming customs, was the first Filipino consecrated a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres in the Philippines until 1909. He was the first Filipino and Bicolano bishop and was parish priest and vicar forane of Sorsogon from 1887 to 1906.[1]
Jorge Barlin y Imperial | |
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| First Filipino Bishop in the Catholic Church Bishop of Nueva Caceres | |
 The Monument of Archbishop Jorge Barlin at Plaza Barlin in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines | |
| Church | Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Caceres |
| Province | Cáceres |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nueva Cáceres |
| See | Nueva Cáceres |
| Appointed | December 14, 1905 |
| In office | 1905–1909 |
| Quashed | September 4, 1909 |
| Predecessor | Arsenio del Campo y Monasterio O.E.S.A. |
| Successor | John Bernard MacGinley |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 19, 1875 |
| Consecration | June 29, 1906 by Archbishop Ambrose Agius, O.S.B. |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Jorge Alfonso Imperial Barlin |
| Born | April 23, 1850 Baao, Camarines Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | September 4, 1909 (aged 59) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Cimitero Comunale Monumentale Campo Verano, Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Residence | Baao, Camarines Sur, Philippines |
| Parents | Mateo Alfonso Barlin (Father) Francisca Imperial (Mother) |
| Occupation | Archbishop |
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Life
Jorge Barlin was born April 23, 1850 in Baao, Camarines Sur, the Philippines to Mateo Alfonso Barlin and Francisca Imperial and died in Rome, Italy in 1909.[2]
He was ordained a priest on September 19, 1875 and consecrated a bishop on June 29, 1906 by Archbishop Ambrose Agius along with co-consecrators Archbishop Jeremiah James Harty and Bishop Frederick Zadok Rooker.[2] "Barlin proved very capable and loyal, dealing a blow to the schismatic Iglesia Filipinia Independiente by resisting its recruitment efforts and winning a court battle over church property," according to Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines.[3]
He died and was interred in that holy city.[2] Attempts to have his body returned to the Philippines were not successful.[2]
There is a monument commemorating Jorge Barlin called Plaza Barlin in Naga, Camarines Sur [4]
There is another monument of Jorge Barlin in his hometown's plaza, Baao, Camarines Sur.[5]
See also
References
- page 32, Tracing from Solsogon to Sorsogon, 2nd Edition (2007), ISBN 978-971-814-099-4
- "Rev Fr Jorge Alfonso Imperial Barlin". Find a Grave. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- "The Philippines: "Arsenal of Faith, Deposit of Christianity in the East"". Pope Francis Papal Visit 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- Team, i-Governance. "See what Naga has to offer « Dagos po sa Maogmang Naga". Retrieved Oct 2, 2019.
- "National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines". National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines.
Further reading
- Alarcon, R.A. (2009). The Episcopal Consecration of Bishop Jorge Barlin: A New Phase in Philippine Church History. Philippiniana Sacra XLIV(131).
External links
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Arsenio del Campo y Monasterio |
Bishop of Nueva Caceres 1905–1909 |
Succeeded by John Bernard MacGinley |