MOST REV. JOSE CRISOLOGO SORRA, D.D.
Bishop Emeritus, Virac & Legazpi
(March 9, 1929 – January 21, 2021)
Ordained Priest – March 17, 1956
First Assignment, St. Stephen Parish, Ligao, Albay
Vice Rector/Principal, St. Gregory the Great Seminary, Tabaco, Albay (1961-1968)
Masteral Degree, Fordham Univ., USA
Doctor of Humanities (Honoris Causa)
National Director, Student Catholic Action of the Philippines, 1971
Secretary-General, Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), 1971
First Bishop of Virac – August 28, 1974
Fourth Bishop of Legazpi – April 29, 1993
Bishop Emeritus (Retired), May 24, 2005
Books Published:
CRUMBS I (Homilies, Speeches, Write-Ups), 1999
CRUMBS II (An Anthology of the Life and Ministry of Priests, Bishops and Religious), 2008
CRUMBS III (“From the Beginning” in the Light of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body), 2010
CRUMBS IV (From the Melting Pot), 2012
CRUMBS V (Moral & Secular Values in Education, Politics & Good Governance)
CRUMBS VI (Feed my Lambs… Feed my Sheep), 2016
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