1. Florentino "Dong" Galang Lavarias is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic church.
10 Facts About Florentino Lavarias
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Florentino Lavarias is the fourth and current archbishop of San Fernando.
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Florentino Lavarias succeeded Paciano Aniceto as the Archbishop of San Fernando.
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Florentino Lavarias graduated in college at the Holy Angel University in 1978 before entering the San Carlos Seminary.
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Florentino Lavarias was ordained a priest on September 26,1985, at the Our Lady of Grace Parish.
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Florentino Lavarias served various parishes under the Archdiocese of San Fernando.
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Florentino Lavarias was consecrated on August 12,2004, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando.
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Florentino Lavarias's consecrator was then the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Antonio Franco, while his co-consecrators were Paciano Aniceto and Gaudencio Rosales.
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On October 27,2014, Florentino Lavarias succeeded Paciano Aniceto as the latter resigned as Archbishop of San Fernando, Pampanga due to the age limit after being appointed by Pope Francis three months earlier on July 25,2014.
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Florentino Lavarias's term has been ended when Rufino Sescon was installed as Bishop of Balanga last March 1,2025.