Leandro Arrúe Agudo

Bishop Leandro Arrúe Agudo, O.A.R., was the second Bishop of Jaro.[1] He was born in Calatayud, Zaragoza, Spain, on 13 January 1837. He took vows as a professed religious in 1856, in Monteagudo, Navarre , as Fray Leandro Arrué de San Nicolás de Tolentino, in 1865.[2]

His Excellency

Leandro Arrúe Agudo

O.A.R.
Bishop of Jaro
Appointed27 March 1885
PredecessorMariano Cuartero y Medina, O. P.
SuccessorAndrés Ferrero y Malo de San José, O.A.R.
Orders
Ordination22 September 1860
Consecration30 August 1885
by 
  • Consecrator:
  • Archbishop Pedro Payo y Piñeiro, O.P., Archbishop of Manila
  • Co-consecrators:
  • Mariano Cuartero y Sierra, O.A.R., Bishop of Nueva Segovia;
  • Bernabé García Cezón, O.P., Titular Bishop of Byblus and Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking and Vietnam
Personal details
Birth nameLeandro Arrúe Agudo
Born(1837-01-13)January 13, 1837
Calatayud, Zaragoza, Spain
DiedOctober 24, 1897(1897-10-24) (aged 60)
Jaro, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Nationality
Denomination
  • Roman Catholic
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Styles of
Leandro Arrué Agudo, O.A.R.
Reference styleHis Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Priestly Ministry as a Friar in the Philippines

Fray Leandro Arrué started his missionary work in the Philippines in 1860 upon his arrival in Manila in July of that year.[3] On 22 September 1860, he was ordained a priest of the Augustinian Recollect Order.[4] After his ordination, he was sent to Cagayan de Oro to study the Cebuano language in the year 1861, and was sent to be the Parish Priest of Bacong in Negros Island in 1864.[5]

While in Bacong, Fray Leandro built the parish rectory. He also started the construction of the stone church in 1866. From Bacong, he temporarily administered the former town of Sum-ag for some months in 1868, after which, he was appointed Parish Priest of Liloan, Cebu, in September of that year. He stayed in Liloan until May 1873. His subsequent responsibilities included being Procurator General of his Order in Manila, and Prior of the Immaculate Conception Convent in Cebu.[6]

Fray Arrué was also elected to the three-year term as Prior Provincial of the Augustinian Recollects in the Phiippines, in 1879. Having been much sought after by the people of Bacong, he returned to Negros after serving as the Head of the Philippine Province of his Order. He was able to finish the parish church of Bacong within his second term as curate of the town. The first Mass was celebrated in this place of worship on 28 August 1883, the Feast of St. Augustine, Bacong's Patron Saint.[7]

Ministry as Bishop of Jaro

The Augustinian Friar distinguished himself in the work for pastoral care of souls in the Philippines. He was zealous in his ecclesiastical ministry. Pope Leo XIII recognized these qualities of Fray Leandro, when the Roman Pontiff appointed him Bishop of Jaro, on 27 March 1885.[8] On 30 August of that year, he was consecrated by Pedro Payo y Piñeiro, O.P., Archbishop of Manila, as Principal Consecrator. The two Principal Co-Consecrators were Mariano Cuartero y Sierra, O.A.R., Bishop of Nueva Segovia; and Bernabé García Cezón, O.P., Titular Bishop of Byblus and Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking and Vietnam.[9]

The exemplary zeal of this Recollect Bishop moved his to tirelessly visit the faithful and clergy of his jurisdiction which, in those days, covered extensives territories comprising the islands of Panay, (now composed of the provinces of Iloilo, Capiz, Antique and Aklan), Guimaras, Negros (now the twin provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental), Romblon and Palawan, as well as the provinces of Cotabato, Zamboanga, Davao and Sulu in Mindanao. [10] Known for his generosity, unblemished character and great managerial skills, Bishop Arrué took special care of the spiritual and temporal needs of the people of his Diocese. He preached God’s Word in all the churches of his Diocese, and also constructed a hospital for the ailing and the destitute.[11]

Bishop Leandro Arrué passed away on 24 October 1897. His remains were buried in the Cathedral Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, which is now popularly known as the Jaro Cathedral.[12]

References
  1. "Archdiocese of Jaro, Philippines". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. "Agustinos Recoletos. Provincia de San Nicolás de Tolentino". www.agustinosrecoletos.org. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. Cf. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos, Memoria Episcopi in Corde Fidelium I (retrieved from The Augustinian Recollect Gallery, on 26 February 2018)
  4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Leandro Arrúe Agudo, O.A.R. [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. Cf. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos, Memoria Episcopi in Corde Fidelium I (retrieved from The Augustinian Recollect Gallery, on 26 February 2018)
  6. Cf. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos, Memoria Episcopi in Corde Fidelium I (retrieved from The Augustinian Recollect Gallery, on 26 February 2018)
  7. Cf. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos, Memoria Episcopi in Corde Fidelium I (retrieved from The Augustinian Recollect Gallery, on 26 February 2018)
  8. Cf. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos, Memoria Episcopi in Corde Fidelium I (retrieved from The Augustinian Recollect Gallery, on 26 February 2018)
  9. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Leandro Arrué [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. Cf. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro
  11. Cf. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos, Memoria Episcopi in Corde Fidelium I (retrieved from The Augustinian Recollect Gallery, on 26 February 2018)
  12. Cf. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos, Memoria Episcopi in Corde Fidelium I (retrieved from The Augustinian Recollect Gallery, on 26 February 2018)
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Mariano Cuartero y Medina, O. P.		 Bishop of Jaro
27 March 1885 – 24 October 1897		 Succeeded by
Andrés Ferrero y Malo de San José, O.A.R.
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