Lingayen-Dagupan archbishop emeritus Oscar Cruz dies at 85
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Retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz . INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz died Wednesday morning “due to a lingering illness.” He was 85.
This was confirmed by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines in a tweet.
“Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz of Lingayen-Dagupan died today at 6:45am at the Cardinal Santos Hospital due to a lingering illness,” the tweet read.
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