Background
John Du was Born on October 18, 1954 He was appointed Bishop of Timici.
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John Du was Born on October 18, 1954 He was appointed Bishop of Timici.
He was appointed to a previously vacant see left by the elevation of archbishop Jose South. Palma to the Archdiocese of Cebu. He was ordained priest of Cebu, Philippines on June 1, 1979 after obtaining degrees in philosophy and theology from the San Carlos Seminary College in Cebu and the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City. In 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu.
He was named Bishop of Dumaguete on April 21, 2001.
In 2012 he is the CBCP treasurer and chair of the CBCP Pension Plan. Archbishop Du, welcomes Pope Francis during the visit of the Pope last January 17, 2015.
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Archbishop Du, will be named one of the new cardinals together with Archbishop Palma of Cebu once archbishop Palma of Cebu will be transferred to archdiocese of Manila if Cardinal tagle will join the Roman curiƦ leaving the archdiocese of Manila vacant, and archbishop du will be transferred to Cebu.