John F. Du

John Forrosuelo Du, D.D. (born October 18, 1954 in Bantayan, Cebu), is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the Archbishop of Palo in Leyte, Philippines.[1] He was appointed to a previously vacant see left by the elevation of archbishop Jose S. Palma to the Archdiocese of Cebu.

Styles of John Forrosuelo Du
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop
Posthumous style	not applicable

The Most Reverend John F. Du D.D.
Archbishop of Palo
Du in 2015
Province	Leyte
Diocese	Palo
See	Palo
Installed	February 25, 2012
Predecessor	Jose S. Palma
Successor	incumbent
Other posts	Bishop of Dumaguete
Orders
Ordination	1 June 1979
Consecration	6 January 1998 by Ricardo Vidal
Personal details
Birth name	John Forrosuelo Du
Born	October 18, 1954 Bantayan, Cebu, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	"CHRISTUS LUX MEA"
Coat of arms

Biography

John Du was appointed Bishop of Timici. He was ordained priest of Cebu, Philippines on June 1, 1979, after obtaining degrees in philosophy and theology from the San Carlos Seminary College in Cebu and the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City.[2]

In 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu. He was named Bishop of Dumaguete on April 21, 2001. In 2012 he was CBCP treasurer and chair of the CBCP Pension Plan. The Archdiocese of Palo had 1.2 million Catholics as of 2004 and its suffragan dioceses include Borongan, Calbayog, Catarman and Naval.[2]

Archbishop of Palo

On February 25, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI elevated Du to Archbishop of Palo in succession to Jose S. Palma.[3]

References

1. Pope Benedict appoints new Leyte archbishop
2. Pope names John Du archbishop of Palo, newsinfo.inquirer.net; accessed September 20, 2016.
3. Pope names new Leyte archbishop, sunstar.com.ph; accessed October 21, 2016.

External links

• Profile, catholic-hierarchy.org; accessed 20 September 2016.