Pedro R. Dean
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The Most Reverend Pedro R. Dean, Jr. D.D., Ph.L., S.T.L. |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Palo | |
| Province | Leyte |
| See | Palo |
| Installed | 12 October 1985 |
| Term ended | 18 March 2006 |
| Predecessor | Cipriano V. Urgel |
| Successor | Jose S. Palma |
| Other posts | Bishop of Tagum |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 November 1956 |
| Consecration | 25 January 1978 |
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February 21, 1930 Calbayog, Samar, Philippine Islands |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Archbishop Emeritus |
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Styles of Pedro R. Dean, Jr. |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Pedro Rosales Dean, Jr., D.D., Ph.L., S.T.L. (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.
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 Rosales. 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.
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 Rosales, 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.
Pope Paul VI appointed Dean as titular Bishop of Thuccabora and an auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Antonio Lloren Mabutas, the Archbsihop of Davao on 12 December 1977. On 25 January 1978, Dean was consecrated on 25 January 1978 by his uncle, Julio Cardinal Rosales, 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. He was transferred to the Prelature of Tagum and was appointed first Bishop of Tagum when in the same decree of Pope Paul VI the prelature became a diocese. He was installed on 29 October 1980.
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