Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Teodoro Buhain Jr. celebrates Mass at the Manila Cathedral in this September 2023 file photo. (Photo courtesy of CBCP News)
MANILA, Philippines — Bishop Teodoro Buhain Jr., Manila Archdiocese’s retired auxiliary bishop, died in San Juan City on Wednesday morning.
According to a report by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News, the 87-year-old retired bishop passed away around 11 a.m. at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City.
Buhain was 66 when he resigned in 2003, the CBCP said.
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Before his retirement, Buhain served as a priest and bishop for 63 years and 41 years, respectively.
He was ordained as a priest of the Archdiocese of Manila in 1960.
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