MANILA, Philippines — Archbishop Oscar Cruz, former head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, has passed away. “Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz of Lingayen-Dagupan died today at 6:45 a.m. at the Cardinal Santos Hospital due to a lingering illness,” it said. BREAKING: Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz of Lingayen-Dagupan died today at 6:45am at the Cardinal Santo Hospital due to a lingering illness. He was 85. pic.twitter.com/nT0reHGgT6 — CBCPNews (@cbcpnews) August 26, 2020Cruz was appointed archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in 1991 until his retirement in 2009. He received his seminary training at the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary and pursued further theology studies at the Lateran University in Rome.

Source: Philippine Star August 26, 2020 01:30 UTC