Raul Martirez Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Raul Martirez
Bishop Of:Bishop Emeritus of San Jose de Antique
See:San Jose de Antique
Enthroned:January 5, 1983
Ended:March 16, 2002
Predecessor:Cornelius de Wit
Successor:Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz
Ordination:18 March 1961
Consecration:24 March 1983
Consecrated By:Bruno Torpigliani
Birth Name:Raul José Quimpo Martirez
Birth Date:9 February 1938
Birth Place:New Washington, Aklan, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Death Place:Pasig, Philippines
Nationality:Filipino
Religion:Roman Catholic
Motto:TESTIFICOR
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Raul José Quimpo Martirez.svg
Raul José Martirez

Raul José Quimpo Martirez (February 9, 1938 – September 2, 2024) was a Filipino Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of San Jose de Antique from 1983 to 2002.[1] [2]

He was ordained a priest in 1961 and became a bishop in 1983. After his term in Antique, he became resident bishop of Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows in Quezon City.

Martirez died from a stroke in Pasig, on September 2, 2024, at the age of 86.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Antique Bishop Emeritus Martinez dies at 86 . . September 3, 2024 . September 4, 2024.
  2. Web site: Bishop Raul José Quimpo Martirez [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  3. News: Retired Antique bishop Raul Martirez dies at 86 . . September 4, 2024 . September 4, 2024.