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REV. ORLANDO BELTRAN QUEVEDO, OMI, D.D.

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His Excellency
MOST REV. ORLANDO BELTRAN QUEVEDO, OMI, D.D.
Archbishop of Cotabato
Archbishop's Residence, Cotabato City
Tel. (064) 421-2918   Fax (064) 421-1446
e-mail:  abpquevedo@yahoo.com

 

PERSONAL

Date of Birth: March 11, 1939
Place of Birth: Laoag, Ilocos Norte
Sacerdotal Ordination: June 5, 1964 – Washington, DC, USA
Episcopal Ordination: October 28, 1980 – Kidapawan, Cotabato
Appointments: July 23, 1980 – Appointed Bishop of the Prelature of Kidapawan
March 22, 1986 – Appointed Archbishop of Nueva Segovia:
May 30, 1998 – Appointed Archbishop of Cotabato

EDUCATION

Elementary
Grade 1 – 3
Laoag Shamrock School
Laoag, Ilocos Norte
1945-1947

Grade 4 – 6
Marbel Central Elementary School
Marbel, South Cotabato
1947-1950

High School
Year 1-4
Notre Dame of Marbel High School
Marbel, South Cotabato
1950-1954

Special College San Jose Seminary
Quezon City
1954-1956

Novitiate
St. Peter's Novitiate
Mission, Texas
1956-1957

Philosophy
San Jose Seminary
Quezon City
1957-1960

STB, MA Religious Education
Oblate College (Catholic University of America)
Washington, DC
1960-1964

Ph.D in Educational Administration
University of Sto. Tomas
Manila
1968-1969

Theology of Religious Life
St. Louis University
Missouri
1976-1977

MINISTRY

  • 1964- Asst. Parish Priest, Cotabato Cathedral
  • 1964-1968- Professor, Notre Dame College/University, Cotabato City
  • 1965-1966- Dean of Studies, Arhdiocesan Seminary, Cotabato City
  • 1966-1968- Dean of Student Affairs, Notre Dame University, Cotabato City
  • 1969-1970- Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Notre Dame University
  • 1970-1976- President, Notre Dame University, Cotabato City
  • 1973-1975- Chairman, Mindanao Educational Conference Planning Board
  • 1973-1976- President, Norte Dame Educational Association
  • 1977- Spiritual Director, Oblate House of Theology, Quezon City
  • 1977-1979- Parish Priest, Jolo Parish, Sulu
  • 1978-1979- Chairman, OMI Provincial Renewal Team
  • 1979-1980- Superior, Oblate House of Theology, Quezon City
  • 1980-1983- Bishop, Prelature of Kidapawan
  • 1983-1986- Bishop, Diocese of Kidapawan
  • 1984-1986- Member, CBCP Permanent Committee
  • 1984-1989- Member, CBCP Committee on Public Affairs
  • 1986-1998- Archbishop of Nueva Segovia
  • 1987-1993- Chairman, CBCP-ECSA
  • 1988-1993- Member, CBCP Permanent Committee
  • 1988-1993- Member, FABC-OHD
  • 1989-1991- National Co-Chairman, Bishops' Businessmen's Conference
  • 1990-1994- Member, Pontifical Council for Justice & Peace
  • 1998- to present – Archbishop, Archdiocese of Cotabato

NOTABLE AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS, ETC

  • 1970- Received Ford Foundation Travel and Study Grant to Indonesia
  • 1972- Invited to participate at OMI General Chapter, Rome
  • 1973- One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines, TOYM
  • 1973-1977- Set up Colleges of Nursing, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Socio-Economic Research Center at Notre Dame University
  • 1980-1986- Defended & promoted justice and peace issues, grassroots empowerment, and BEC's during Martial Law Years, Diocese of Kidapawan
  • 1983- Provided the idea to create the CBCP Public Affairs Committee
  • 1983 to present- Principal drafter of several CBCP Pastoral Letters and Statements
  • 1987- Initiated the pastoral vision-mission statement of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia – to build BEC
  • 1991- Given Award of Appreciation at PCP-II as the Chairman of the Drafting
    Committee of the Acts and Decrees
  • 1992- Initiated a modified tithing system and abolished the arancel system in the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
  • 1993- Convoked and presidet over the 1st Nueva Segovia Pastoral Assembly to
    renew the Church in Nueva Segovia
  • 1994- Elected with the highest vote to membership in the General Council of the
    Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, Rome

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