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His Excellency
MOST REV. FERNANDO R. CAPALLA, D.D.
Archbishop of Davao
Archbishop's Residence, F. Torres St., 8000 Davao City
Tel.(082) 227-5992/Fax 221-1234
PERSONAL
Birth: November 1, 1934
Place of Birth: Leon, Iloilo
Sacerdotal Ordination: March 18, 1961 - St. Elizabeth's Cathedral, Jaro, Iloilo City
Episcopal Ordination: June 18, 1975 - St. Elizabeth's Cathedral, Jaro, Iloilo City
EDUCATION
* Elementary
Leon Central Elementary School
* Leon, Iloilo, 1946-1949 Secondary
Colegio de San Agustin
Iloilo City, 1949-1950
* Seminary Training
San Vicente Ferrer Seminary
Jaro, Iloilo City, 1950-1961
* Further Studies
St. John's University
New York City, 1967
MA in English Literature
EPISCOPAL MINISTRY:
- Appointed Davao Auxiliary Bishop by Pope VI, 8 April 1975
- Installed as second Bishop of Iligan, 26 May 1977
- Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Marawi, 17 October 1987 -1991
- Chairman, Episcopal Commission on Interreligious Dialogue, 1990-2002
- Appointed Co-adjutor Archbishop of Davao, June 8, 1994
- Installed as Third Archbishop of Davao , November 28, 1996
- Convenor, Bishops-Ulama Conference, November 29, 1996 up to the present
- Chairman, Episcopal Commission on Ecumenical Affairs, 2002 up to 2003
- Vice-Chairman, Episcopal Commission on Interreligious Dialogue, 2002 up to 2003
- President, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines , December 1, 2003
OTHER MINISTRIES:
- Member, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, 1988 up to the present
- Vice-Chairman, National Unification Commission, 1992-1993
- Member, National Peace Forum, 1999-2000
- Member, Federation of Asian Bishops Conference, Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (FABC-OEIA)
- Honorary President of the World Conference on Religion and Peace.
AWARDS:
- Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, from the Ateneo de Davao University, 1989
- National Awardee, San Lorenzo Ruiz Award for Peace and Unity, 1991
- Public Service Award for Peace, Ateneo de Manila University, July 30, 1998
- Aurora Aragon Quezon Peace Award for Peace Advocacy and Peace Building February 18, 2000 .
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