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Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo

Bishop of Sorsogon
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1962
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The Life

Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo was born July 10, 1962, in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur. The Holy See bulletin for his appointment prints the birthplace as “Lagonoy, Camarines Norte, in the diocese of Daet,” a geographically confused wording: Lagonoy is in Camarines Sur, and a Dominus Est profile says he hails from Naga, Camarines Sur. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Nueva Caceres, studied philosophy and theology at Holy Apostles Senior Seminary, and earned a licentiate in spirituality at the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1999. A diocesan profile’s account of a bachelor’s degree in public administration and a master’s degree in psychology conflicts with the bulletin; the bulletin version is followed here.

He was ordained a priest for Manila on July 31, 1996; the bulletin names no ordaining bishop. His posts included parochial vicar at San Roque, Mandaluyong (1996-1997); vice-rector and dean of seminarians at Holy Apostles Senior Seminary, Guadalupe, Makati (1999-2002); rector of the same seminary (2003-2008); parish priest of St. John of the Cross, Pembo, Makati (2008-2015); and director of the Cardinal Sin Welcome Home in Manila from 2015. Before his episcopate he helped establish the Manto Nin Pagkamoot (Mantle of Love) Children’s Foundation, Inc., for underprivileged children in Naga.

Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Sorsogon on October 15, 2019, succeeding Arturo Bastes, who retired at 75; Bastes served as apostolic administrator sede vacante until Dialogo assumed office. He was ordained a bishop on December 12, 2019, at the Manila Cathedral, with Cardinal Tagle as principal consecrator, and installed on December 14, 2019, at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Sorsogon City, with Archbishop Tirona leading the installation; both the ordination and installation dates rest on Wikipedia alone, three targeted searches having found no non-Wikipedia installation report. He is the diocese’s fifth bishop. A motto of “Fiat” appears on Wikipedia only and is not shipped here.

Major Works & Initiatives
Bread of Life Program, March-April 2020
Weeks into his episcopate, as community quarantine was imposed, Dialogo baked bread daily for distribution, about 1,500 pieces a day from 6 in the morning past 6 at night, with church personnel, nuns, and volunteers. The Jollibee Group donated 484 sacks of flour with eggs and margarine under its FoodAID Program; the diocese with Caritas Sorsogon enlisted 44 bakeries and 14 parishes, and from March to April 2020 the program reached almost 16,000 households and frontliners. Saturday baking for children continued after restrictions eased.
Interfaith Family Forum, September 29, 2026
As head of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Family and Life, Dialogo presented the “synodal family” concept at the Interfaith Family Forum, “Families as Foundations of Peace,” at the University of the Philippines Bonifacio Global City, in observance of the International Day of Peace and National Family Week. He described the family as holy ground and as a communion of persons rather than a contract, a biological unit, or an economic arrangement.
In His Own Words
Nagka-interes ako sa pagbe-bake dahil sa Foundation—dati, nagbe-bake kami para sa fundraising
Bread of Life Program, March-April 2020; the article’s translation: “I got interested in baking because of the Foundation—we used to bake to help raise funds.”
Dahil nga sa pandemya, iyong tinapay na ginagawa natin bilang tulong sa mga frontliners at komunidad, nagbibigay ng buhay sa kanila
Bread of Life Program, March-April 2020; the article’s translation: the bread “not only nourished them physically, but also provided inspiration especially while they are at risk and weary.”
The family is holy ground, and where family flourishes, peace has a home.
Interfaith Family Forum, University of the Philippines Bonifacio Global City, September 29, 2026
Not merely a contract, not merely a biological unit, not merely an economic arrangement for raising children
Interfaith Family Forum, University of the Philippines Bonifacio Global City, September 29, 2026
The Old Mass, See by See
Sorsogon2019-12-14 – presentNo act of his own
What he inheritedA 2008 survey lists a Sunday Traditional Latin Mass at Aemilianum College, Sorsogon City, under Fr. Abraham Arganiosa, CRS. That listing predates Dialogo's episcopate and is baseline context only; no act of his own concerning the Traditional Latin Mass was found in the searches listed.
Since the SSPX decree of 2 July 2026: No statement recorded as of 2026-10-28.
Reviewed 2026-10-28Confidence: medium
Domus Dei’s Verdict
The Bishop & the Mass of Ages
No governing act of his own found

No decree, permission, suppression, expansion, or transfer of the Traditional Latin Mass by Bishop Dialogo in Sorsogon was found in the searches listed.

A 2008 survey lists a Sunday Traditional Latin Mass at Aemilianum College, Sorsogon City, under Fr. Abraham Arganiosa, CRS; that listing predates his episcopate and is baseline context only, not an act of his.

References & Further Reading
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Appointment of the Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines) — Holy See Press Office · press.vatican.va · 2019Born July 10, 1962; birthplace printed as “Lagonoy, Camarines Norte, in the diocese of Daet” (geographically confused; Lagonoy is in Camarines Sur); bachelor’s in psychology, University of Nueva Caceres; Holy Apostles Senior Seminary; Gregorian licentiate in spirituality 1999; ordained priest July 31, 1996; posts incl. San Roque parochial vicar 1996-1997, Holy Apostles vice-rector and dean 1999-2002, rector 2003-2008, St. John of the Cross 2008-2015, Welcome Home director from 2015; Bastes resignation accepted. The bulletin names no ordaining bishop.
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Pope names new Sorsogon bishop — FilCatholic (CBCP News) · filcatholic.org · 2019Appointed October 15, 2019; Bastes 75, 16 years; Bastes apostolic administrator sede vacante until Dialogo assumes post; fifth bishop; no ordination or installation date announced; Welcome Home director, Sampaloc; “originally hailed from Naga City.”
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New bishop appointed for Philippines diocese of Sorsogon — LiCAS.news · licas.news · 2019Repeats the bulletin CV and the confused “Lagonoy town Daet Diocese” wording; calls the San Roque post “parish priest” where the bulletin says parochial vicar; fifth bishop.
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Most Rev. Jose Alan Dialogo — Dominus Est · dominusest.ph · 2019Hails from Naga, Camarines Sur; Naga Parochial grade school; Holy Rosary Minor Seminary; Christ the King Seminary (SVD) one year; BA in Public Administration and Master’s in Psychology (both conflict with the bulletin and are not followed); Manto Nin Pagkamoot Children’s Foundation, Inc., Naga, started about two years before December 2019.
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Jollibee Group helps ‘Baker Bishop’ feed thousands in Sorsogon — Jollibee Group (press release, as republished) · techandlifestylejournal.com · 2020Third month at Sorsogon when quarantine was imposed; about 1,500 pieces a day; 484 sacks of flour, eggs, and margarine; 44 bakeries, 14 parishes; almost 16,000 households and frontliners, March-April 2020; Saturday baking continued. The mirror repeats a confused “hailing from Camarines Norte,” not repeated here.
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Interfaith Forum Focuses on Families as Foundations of Peace — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Philippines) · news-ph.churchofjesuschrist.org · 2026Forum September 29, 2026, University of the Philippines Bonifacio Global City; Dialogo heads the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Family and Life; “synodal family” concept.
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List of Catholic bishops in the Philippines — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · 2026Tier-3 scaffolding for the December 14, 2019 installation date; three targeted searches found no non-Wikipedia installation report; the roster row itself carries this URL as from_source. Row eyeballed: Diocese of Sorsogon, Jose Alan V. Dialogo, Dec 14, 2019.
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Traditional Latin Mass Update in the Philippines — Rorate Caeli · rorate-caeli.blogspot.com · 2008Tier-3 survey; Sorsogon entry: Sunday Mass at Aemilianum College, Inc., Sorsogon City, 9:00 AM, Fr. Abraham Arganiosa, CRS; pre-window baseline only, not a Dialogo act.
Portrait: Sorsogon Provincial Information Office / Wikimedia Commons
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