Patricio Buzon

Most Reverend Patricio A. Buzon S.D.B., D.D.
Bishop of Bacolod
Province	Negros Occidental
Diocese	Diocese of Bacolod
See	Bacolod
Installed	9 August 2016
Predecessor	Vicente Navarra
Orders
Ordination	8 December 1976
Consecration	19 February 2003
Personal details
Born	Patricio Abella Buzon (1950-03-14) 14 March 1950 (age 74) Cebu City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Bacolod
Alma mater	University of Santo Tomas
Motto	Adveniat Regnum Tuum (Latin: "Thy Kingdom Come")
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Styles of Patricio Buzon
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Patricio Abella Buzon (born 14 March 1950) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the current Bishop of Bacolod in Negros Occidental. His previous appointment was as the Bishop of Kabankalan.^[1]

Early life

Buzon was born in Cebu City, Cebu on 14 March 1950. He attended Don Bosco Academy in San Fernando, Pampanga for his secondary school education, and the Don Bosco College Seminary in Canlubang, Pampanga, where he earned a college degree in Industrial Education, majoring in Electricity.^[2] He completed his Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the University of Santo Tomas.^[3]

Ministry

He served as spiritual moderator of the Don Bosco Missionary Seminary in Talisay, Cebu from 1977 until 1982. In 2003, he was ordained as Bishop of the Diocese of Kabankalan. He was appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Bacolod on 24 May 2016.

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B." Retrieved 2 August 2016.
2. Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. "Most Rev. Patricio Abellana Buzon, SDB, D.D." Retrieved 2 August 2016.
3. Vatican Radio. "Mgr. Patricio A. Buzon transferred as Bishop of Bacolod, Philippines". Retrieved 2 August 2016.

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