John F. Du

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Forrosuelo and the surname or paternal family name is Du.

The Most Reverend John F. Du D.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop of Palo
Archbishop John F. Du, circa 2015.
Archdiocese	Palo
Province	Leyte
See	Palo
Appointed	February 25, 2012
Installed	May 9, 2012
Predecessor	Jose S. Palma
Successor	Incumbent
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (1997–2001) Bishop of Dumaguete (2001–2012)
Orders
Ordination	June 1, 1979
Consecration	January 6, 1998 by Ricardo Vidal
Personal details
Born	John Forrosuelo Du (1954-10-18) October 18, 1954 Bantayan, Cebu, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Catholic
Motto	Christus lux mea
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Date June 1, 1979 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Cardinal Ricardo Vidal Co-consecrators Emilio Bataclan (Iligan) Christian Vicente Noel (Talibon) Date January 6, 1998 Place Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by John F. Du as principal consecrator Oscar Jaime Florencio September 4, 2015 Marvyn Abrea Maceda April 2, 2019
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John Forrosuelo Du (born October 18, 1954, in Bantayan, Cebu), is a prelate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the Archbishop of Palo in Leyte, Philippines. He was appointed to a previously vacant see left with the appointment of archbishop Jose S. Palma to the Archdiocese of Cebu.

Styles of John Forrosuelo Du
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Biography

John Du was appointed Bishop of Timici. 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 was CBCP treasurer and chair of the CBCP Pension Plan. The Archdiocese of Palo had 1.2 million Catholics as of 2004 and its suffragan dioceses include Borongan, Calbayog, Catarman and Naval.

Archbishop of Palo

On February 25, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI elevated Du to Archbishop of Palo in succession to Jose S. Palma. Du was installed at Palo Cathedral on May 9, 2012.