Edmundo Abaya

Mr. Edmundo Abaya ( Candon , January 19 1929 ) is a Filipino Catholic cleric . Abaya since his retirement in 2005, emeritus - archbishop of theArchdiocese of Nueva Segovia .

Abaya was ordained a priest on March 21, 1953. At the age of 49 he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Laoag. Twenty years later, Abaya was appointed on May 22, 1999 Archbishop of Nueva Segovia. Upon reaching retirement age, he went on February 12, 2005 retirement, after which he was succeeded by Ernesto Salgado [1] [2] .