A Tribute To Bishop Fortich

THE BISHOP OF THE POOR!

BISHOP EMERITUS ANTONIO YAPSUTCO FORTICH, D.D. 1913 - 2003
We mourn for the loss of our great Bishop Emeritus Antonio Y. Fortich, D.D. who died on July 1^st, 2003. He is back to His Creator and Lord. Bishop Fortich is known to be the ‘Champion of the poor and the oppressed’. Eternal Rest grant unto him O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him. Amen "I KNOW that you are working for human rights and I know that this work is risky for you and the Church, but the Church must continue working with the poor, otherwise, she will lose them," said Pope John Paul II during Bishop Emeritus Y. Fortich's Ad Limina visit in 1981.

* His Excellency MOST REV. ANTONIO Y. FORTICH, D.D.
* Bishop Emeritus of Bacolod
* P.O. Box 141/152
* 6100 Bacolod City
* Tels (034) 434-6579/433-0664, Fax 433-3696

* Born: August 11, 1913 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.
* Ordained priest: March 4, 1944.
* Appointed Bishop of Bacolod:
* January 14, 1967.
* Ordained Bishop and
* Installed: February 14, 1967.
* Resigned: January 31, 1989.
* Domus Dei, Sacred Heart Seminary Compound
* P.O. Box 141 & 1526100
* Bacolod City
* Tels. 433-0664 or 20367

Bishop A. Y. Fortich received his ordination for the priesthood on March 3, 1944, and was elevated to the episcopate on February 24, 1967. He was Vice-President of the CBCP in 1972, later a member of the CBCP Administrative Council. He was also member of FABC, NAMFREL, and was board member of the Bishops-Businessmen's Conference for Human Development. In 1986-1987 he was Chairman of the National Ceasefire Committee.

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The bishop of the poor and man of peace, who was an outspoken advocate of human rights even in the most trying times of martial law, peacefully passed away at the Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod City at 8:15 a.m. on July 1st, 2003.

Bishop Fortich's leadership made people aware of what true Christians should be. He practised what he taught, I am thankful to the Lord for making this great man a part of our lives and a model of exemplary Christian witnessing.

Please pray for our Beloved Bishop Emeritus Antonio Y. Fortich.

Bishop Vicente M. Navarra
Bishop of Bacolod.

Bishop's House, Rizal Street P.O. Box 141 & 152 6100 Bacolod City Phone: (034) 433-3310 or (034) 433-3343 E-mail: bpoffice@bcd.weblinq.com Bacolod City is in the northh-west coast of the Province of Negros Occidental which is in the Visayan Islands in the Philippines.

This is the Webpage created by Fr. Rick in memory of Bishop Emeritus Antonio Y. Fortich of the Diocese of Bacolod, Philippines. Materials on these web pages created, owned and copywrited by the Diocese of Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

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