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The Most Reverend

Leo M. Drona
Bishop Emeritus of San Pablo
Coat of Arms
SeeSan Pablo (emeritus)
AppointedMay 14, 2004
Term endedJanuary 25, 2013
PredecessorFrancisco San Diego
SuccessorBuenaventura Famadico
Orders
OrdinationDecember 22, 1967
ConsecrationJuly 25, 1987
Personal details
Born (1941-10-18) October 18, 1941 (age 82)
Pangil, Laguna, Commonwealth of the Philippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)Bishop of San Jose (1987–2004)
MottoPro Mundi Vita
('For the life of the World', John 6:51)
Coat of armsLeo M. Drona's coat of arms
Styles of
Leo Drona
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Leo Murphy Drona (born October 18, 1941) is the bishop emeritus of San Pablo in the Philippines.

Biography

Drona was born on October 18, 1941 in Pangil, Laguna. He spent his elementary years at Thomas Earnshaw Elementary School, and spent his high school years at Don Bosco Technical Institute in Santa Ana, Manila. He spent his seminary training at Salesian Seminary College at Hong Kong, where he earned PhB. He was ordained to the priesthood on December 22, 1967.

He obtained his Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1968 from the Universita Pontificia Salesiana in Rome. He was appointed as dean of College of Don Bosco College Seminary in Calamba, Laguna from 1968 to 1973, then was appointed as rector of the same seminary from 1974 to 1981, and then appointed as vice-provincial superior of SDB Provincial Office in Parañaque from 1981 to 1987.

On July 25, 1987, he was consecrated as bishop. He served as Bishop of San Jose, Philippines, from 1987 to 2004.

He succeeded Francisco San Diego in 2004, becoming the third bishop of the Diocese of San Pablo and the first native of Laguna to serve that post.

On January 25, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the early retirement of Drona from the pastoral duties in the Diocese of San Pablo and appointed Bishop Buenaventura Famadico as his successor.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Pope names new bishop of Laguna; 2 bishops retire early". CBCP News. January 25, 2013. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2014.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Catholic Church titles Preceded byFlorentino Cinense, D.D. Bishop of San Jose 1987–2004 Succeeded byMylo Hubert Vergara, S.T.D., D.D. Preceded byFrancisco San Diego, D.D., J.C.L. Bishop of San Pablo 2004 –2013 Succeeded byBuenaventura Famadico, D.D.
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