Alberto "Abet" S. Uy, (born October 18, 1966), is a Filipino

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clergyman who is currently the

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of the Diocese of Tagbilaran in the

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Episcopacy

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appointed Uy as bishop on October 13, 2016. Uy was consecrated as bishop at the Blessed Trinity Cathedral in Talibon, Bohol, seat of the Diocese of Talibon on January 5, 2017, and was installed as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran on January 6, 2017 at Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker in Tagbilaran City. He succeeded retired bishop Leonardo Y. Medroso. In May, 2024, Uy, in an

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, praised Bohol Representatives Edgar Chatto, Ma. Vanessa C. Aumentado and Alexie Tutor for their “courageous stance” in voting negative versus the divorce bill. In December, Uy exhorted his

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ioners regarding the current state of

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. He voiced his strong opposition to the planned construction of the Cebu–Bohol Bridge based on

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concerns and possible damage to the Danajon Bank.

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Bishop Alberto Sy Uy
Catholic-Hierarchy.org 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines 1966 births Living people People from Bohol Visayan people Bishops appointed by Pope Francis {{Philippines-RC-bishop-stub