Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran

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Rodolfo F. Beltran

San Fernando de La Union
DioceseDiocese of San Fernando de La Union
SeeSan Fernando de La Union
PredecessorDaniel Presto
SuccessorArtemio Rillera
Orders
Ordination25 March 1976
Consecration16 May 2006
Personal details
Born
Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran

13 November 1948
Died17 June 2017
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe & Titular Bishop of Buffada
Motto'Ad Omnes Frater'
Coat of armsRodolfo F. Beltran's coat of arms

Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran (1948- 2017) was a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church and a professed member of the Dominican Order, who became a bishop of San Fernando de La Union on 30 October 2012 until his death on 17 June 2017.. He had previously served as apostolic vicar of Bontoc-Lagawe from 2006 to 2012.

Biography[edit]

Beltran was born in Gattaran in Cagayan Province. He was ordained as a deacon of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao in 1974 and ordained to the priesthood in 1976 by the First Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Teodulfo S. Domingo. On 18 March 2006, on the eve of the Feast of Saint Joseph, he was appointed as Apostolic Vicar of Bontoc-Lagawe with the titular see of Buffada. He was consecrated by Diosdado A. Talamayan on 16 May 2006, and installed as the 4th vicar apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe on 29 May 2006. Beltran was later appointed as Bishop of San Fernando de La Union on 30 October 2012.[1] On 12 June 2015 he joined the Order of Preacher.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Diocese of San Fernando de la Union
  2. ^ Hernandez, Philippe (2015-06-12). "CBCP head, San Fernando bishop join Dominican Order -". Retrieved 2023-02-23.