Pedro R. Dean
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The Most Reverend Pedro Rosales Dean, Jr., D.D.
, S.Th.D
(born 21 February 1930) is the Archbishop emeritus of Palo
since the appointment of Archbishop Jose S. Palma
as his successor. He served the Archdiocese of Palo from 12 October 1985 until 18 March 2006.
. He grew up in Manila. Studied at St. Paul's Institution (now St. Paul's University) in Herran (now Pedro Gil) Street, Malate, Manila and at Paco catholic School, in Paco
Manila. On 1946, at the age of 16, he entered the Minor Seminary of San Vicente de Paul, Calbayog City, under the Padres Paules. On June, 1950 he entered the Central Seminary, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, to take up Philosophy and Theology. He obtained Licentiate's Degree in Philosophy on March, 1953 at UST and became Cum Laude. March, 1957, obtained Licentiate's Degree in Theology, UST.
, from 1958 to 1977. He was appointed as the Archdiocesan Oeconomus from 1958 until 1977. Appointed Vicar Forane of the Vicarial District of Santo Niño in Cebu, promoted as Honorary Prelate
, elevated to Protonotary Apostolic
Supernumerary, and appointed as parish priest of San Nicolas, Cebu City.
, at the Manila Cathedral with Archbishop Jesus Dosado, D.D., Archbishop of Ozamis. He was welcomed to the Archdiocese of Davao, installed as Parish Priest of San Pedro Cathedral, Davao City and appointed Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Davao on 28 February 1978. Two Years passed, he was transferred to the Prelature Nullius of Tagum and was appointed as first Diocesan Bishop of Tagum when in the same Degree of Pope Paul VI the Prelature was elevated to Diocese and installed on 29 October 1980.
, on 28 October 1985 after the resignation of Bishop Sincero Lucero, the seventh Bishop of Calbayog
. He received the pallium from the hands of Pope John Paul II
on the Solemn Ceremony on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul at St. Peter's Basilica on 29 June 1986. During his incumbency, he founded the St. John the Evangelist School of Theology in 1988 and constructed the Archdiocesan Chancery during the 90s. He was a former Member of the following Episcopal Commissions:
He was elected as member of the Administrative Board (now Permanent Council) from 1986 to 1988 and re-elected from 1989 to 1991.And on 1993, he was elected Chairman of the Commission on Doctrine of Faith, and Member of the Commission on Clergy.
. Archbishop Dean was 76 when he retired. He served the Archdiocese from 12 October 1985 until 18 March 2006 for 20 years and 5 months and 6 days, the longest reign in the history of the Archdiocese of Palo.
Doctor of Divinity
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, S.Th.D
Doctor of Sacred Theology
The Doctor of Sacred Theology is the final theological degree in the pontifical university system of the Catholic Church....
(born 21 February 1930) is the Archbishop emeritus of Palo
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo is a large administrative diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the town of Palo in Leyte province, Philippines. It was formed as a diocese on the 28th of November, 1937, and became an archdiocese in 1982, with Calbayog, Borongan, Catarman and Naval Diocese...
since the appointment of Archbishop Jose S. Palma
Jose S. Palma
The Most Reverend José Serofia Palma, D.D., S.Th.D is the current Archbishop of Cebu since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 15 October 2010. He had previously served as Archbishop of Palo in the province and island of Leyte...
as his successor. He served the Archdiocese of Palo from 12 October 1985 until 18 March 2006.
Early life
Pedro Rosales Dean, Jr. was born in Calbayog City, Samar. Eldest among two to Dr. Pedro Castillo Dean, Sr. and Luz Rosario Ras Rosales, the cousin of the late Cebu Archbishop Julio Cardinal RosalesJulio Cardinal Rosales
Julio Rosales, also known as Julio Rosales y Ras , the second Archbishop of Cebu, was a Filipino cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A native of Calbayog, he made his studies at the Seminary of Calbayog and was ordained in his hometown on June 2, 1929. From 1929 to 1946, he did pastoral work in...
. He grew up in Manila. Studied at St. Paul's Institution (now St. Paul's University) in Herran (now Pedro Gil) Street, Malate, Manila and at Paco catholic School, in Paco
Manila. On 1946, at the age of 16, he entered the Minor Seminary of San Vicente de Paul, Calbayog City, under the Padres Paules. On June, 1950 he entered the Central Seminary, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, to take up Philosophy and Theology. He obtained Licentiate's Degree in Philosophy on March, 1953 at UST and became Cum Laude. March, 1957, obtained Licentiate's Degree in Theology, UST.
Priesthood
Pedro was ordained priest on 30 November 1956 by the Most Rev. Julio R. Rosales Archbishop of Cebu, at a Mass Ordination in Manila during the II National Eucharistic Congress. Almost a year after his ordination as priest, he was appointed as a Private Secretary to the Archbishop of Cebu, Julio Cardinal RosalesJulio Cardinal Rosales
Julio Rosales, also known as Julio Rosales y Ras , the second Archbishop of Cebu, was a Filipino cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A native of Calbayog, he made his studies at the Seminary of Calbayog and was ordained in his hometown on June 2, 1929. From 1929 to 1946, he did pastoral work in...
, from 1958 to 1977. He was appointed as the Archdiocesan Oeconomus from 1958 until 1977. Appointed Vicar Forane of the Vicarial District of Santo Niño in Cebu, promoted as Honorary Prelate
Honorary Prelate
An Honorary Prelate of His Holiness is a priest to whom the Pope has granted this title. They are addressed as Monsignor and have certain privileges as regards ecclesiastical dress...
, elevated to Protonotary Apostolic
Protonotary apostolic
In the Roman Catholic Church, protonotary apostolic is the title for a member of the highest non-episcopal college of prelates in the Roman Curia or, outside of Rome, an honorary prelate on whom the pope has conferred this title and its special privileges.-History:In later antiquity there were in...
Supernumerary, and appointed as parish priest of San Nicolas, Cebu City.
Episcopate
Pope Paul VI appointed Dean as Titular Bishop of Thuccabora and Auxiliary Bishop to Archbishop Antonio Lloren Mabutas, the Archbsihop of Davao on 12 December 1977. On 25 January 1978, Msgr. Pedro Dean was ordained to episcopate on 25 January 1978 by his uncle, Julio Cardinal RosalesJulio Cardinal Rosales
Julio Rosales, also known as Julio Rosales y Ras , the second Archbishop of Cebu, was a Filipino cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A native of Calbayog, he made his studies at the Seminary of Calbayog and was ordained in his hometown on June 2, 1929. From 1929 to 1946, he did pastoral work in...
, at the Manila Cathedral with Archbishop Jesus Dosado, D.D., Archbishop of Ozamis. He was welcomed to the Archdiocese of Davao, installed as Parish Priest of San Pedro Cathedral, Davao City and appointed Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Davao on 28 February 1978. Two Years passed, he was transferred to the Prelature Nullius of Tagum and was appointed as first Diocesan Bishop of Tagum when in the same Degree of Pope Paul VI the Prelature was elevated to Diocese and installed on 29 October 1980.
Archbishop of Palo
On 1985, the first Archbishop of Palo, Cipriano V. Urgel died. He was appointed as the new Archbishop of Palo on October 12, 1985 and installed on December 13 of the same year. Before he was installed as the second Archbishop of Palo, he was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of his hometown, the Diocese of CalbayogRoman Catholic Diocese of Calbayog
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calbayog is an ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church named after its episcopal see, Calbayog City, a city on the western side of the province of Samar in the Philippines.-History:...
, on 28 October 1985 after the resignation of Bishop Sincero Lucero, the seventh Bishop of Calbayog
Roman Catholic Diocese of Calbayog
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calbayog is an ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church named after its episcopal see, Calbayog City, a city on the western side of the province of Samar in the Philippines.-History:...
. He received the pallium from the hands of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
on the Solemn Ceremony on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul at St. Peter's Basilica on 29 June 1986. During his incumbency, he founded the St. John the Evangelist School of Theology in 1988 and constructed the Archdiocesan Chancery during the 90s. He was a former Member of the following Episcopal Commissions:
- Liturgy
- Family Life
- Social Action
- Doctrine of Faith
- Special Committee on Finance.
He was elected as member of the Administrative Board (now Permanent Council) from 1986 to 1988 and re-elected from 1989 to 1991.And on 1993, he was elected Chairman of the Commission on Doctrine of Faith, and Member of the Commission on Clergy.
Retirement
On March 18, 2006, Pope Benedict accepted Archbishop Dean's resignation and appointed the Bishop of Calbayog, Bishop Jose S. PalmaJose S. Palma
The Most Reverend José Serofia Palma, D.D., S.Th.D is the current Archbishop of Cebu since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 15 October 2010. He had previously served as Archbishop of Palo in the province and island of Leyte...
. Archbishop Dean was 76 when he retired. He served the Archdiocese from 12 October 1985 until 18 March 2006 for 20 years and 5 months and 6 days, the longest reign in the history of the Archdiocese of Palo.