Jose Paala Salazar

Most Rev Jose Paala Salazar OP (March 13, 1937 - May 30, 2004 ) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Biography[edit]

Salazar, born in Manila, Philippines, was ordained a priest on May 9, 1968, and consecrated bishop on April 25, 1996. Salazar was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Lipa on June 11, 2003. He was the Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus.[1]

On November 11, 2002, Salazar was one of 15 people to survive the crash of Laoag International Airlines Flight 585.[2][3]

He died aged 67 in Lipa, Batangas.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Notice of death". Boletín Eclesiástico de Filipínas. 80 (843–845). University of Santo Tomás: 590. 2004.
  2. ^ (PHNO), Philippine headline news online. "NDF: Peace talks with RP Govt now dead". Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ^ Castaño, Jack (November 10, 2003). "New Batanes bishop installed". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 14, 2022.