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Manila aux Bishop Teodoro Buhain, 87

By J.Lo

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Archdiocese of Manila confirmed retired Manila Auxilliary Bishop Teodoro Buhain died on Wednesday, November 13. 

In  statement  Archdiocese of Manila on Wednesday afternoon, the retired bishop passed away at 11 in the morning at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City.

Buhain was ordained priest on Dec. 21, 1960, and went on to serve as Catholic pastor for 63 years.

He was first ordained as  bishop by Saint Pope John Paul II in 1983 where he was appointed as auxiliary bishop of Manila. 

Buhain was one of the two auxiliary bishops of Manila during  tenure of the late Jaime Cardinal Sin. He served alongside former Bishop Socrates Villegas, who was Sin’s spokesperson and is now  Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan.

Buhain resigned as Manila’s auxiliary bishop in 2003 because his term as auxiliary bishop was co-terminus with Sin, who had appointed him to the post.

Late  bishop was also hounded by different controversies during his tenure  he all denied. 

Details of Buhain’s wake and funeral have yet to be announced.

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