Ninth Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church and Martyr
In this Philippine name, normally written in reverse, the first or paternal family name is Ramento and the second or maternal family name is Baldovino.
The Most Reverend, Venerable Martyr
Alberto Ramento, Obispo Maximo IX
D.D.
9th Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church
Bishop Alberto Ramento, c. 1992
Installed
10 May 1993
Term ended
10 May 1999
Predecessor
Tito Pasco
Successor
Tomás Millamena
Orders
Ordination
8 April 1958 (Diaconate) 28 April 1958 (Priesthood) by Isabelo L. de los Reyes Jr.
Consecration
9 May 1969 (Episcopate) by Isabelo L. de los Reyes Jr., Thaddeus Zielinski, Philip Strong, and Gilbert Baker
Personal details
Born
Alberto Ramento y Baldovino
(1936-08-09)August 9, 1936
Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Died
October 3, 2006(2006-10-03) (aged 70) Tarlac City, Philippines
IFI Diocesan Bishop of Cavite (1970–1993) Chairperson of the IFI Supreme Council of Bishops
Education
Far Eastern University (AB)
St. Andrew's Theological Seminary (BTh and MDiv)
General Theological Seminary (D.D. – h.c.)
Sainthood
Feast day
October 3
Venerated in
Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany Philippine Independent Church (non-canonized)
Title as Saint
Bishop and Martyr
Canonized
October 3, 2010 Mainz, Germany by the Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany[1]
Attributes
Episcopal vestments Crown of martyrdom Martyr's palm
Patronage
Human rights Persecuted Christians
Shrines
National Cathedral of the Holy Child, Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila Church of Saint Sebastian, Tarlac City, Tarlac Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Cavite City, Cavite
Styles of Alberto Ramento
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Religious style
Obispo Máximo IX The Most Reverend
Posthumous style
Venerable Martyr
Alberto Ramento y Baldovino (August 9, 1936, in Guimba, Nueva Ecija – October 3, 2006, in Tarlac City) was the ninth supreme bishop (Obispo Máximo) and a former chairperson of the Supreme Council of Bishops of the Philippine Independent Church or Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI). He was known by the moniker, "The Bishop of the Poor Peasants and Workers".[2]
^"Feast of Alberto Ramento (October 3)" (PDF). Katholisches Bistum der Alt-Katholiken in Deutschland. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^"THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF OBISPO MAXIMO ALBERTO RAMENTO". Issuu. United Society Partners in the Gospel. October 15, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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