SAINT
saint-teofilo-camomot
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Teofilo Bastida Camomot was a Roman Catholic archbishop from the Philippines. Ordained a diocesan priest of the Archdiocese of Cebu on 14 December 1941, he was eventually appointed an auxiliary bishop on 23 March 1955 and receiving the titular see of Clysma. He became coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro on 10 June 1958, becoming titular archbishop of Marcianopolis. While waiting for then-archbishop James Hayes to retire, Camomot resigned for health reasons on 17 June 1970. He was killed in a vehicular accident in San Fernando on 27 September 1988 at the age of 74. A process was started which may lead to his canonization as a saint.
feast Day
09-27
birth Date
1914-03-03
death Date
1988-09-27
canonization Status
venerable
feast Month
9
feast Day Of Month
27
