Sorsogon Bishop Emeritus Jesus Varela; 90

Sorsogon Bishop Emeritus Jesus Varela passed away on Friday morning. He was 90. In a Facebook post, the news arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said that Varela died around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, at the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Pasay City. According to the Diocesan Chancery of Sorsogon, the wake will begin on Saturday at the El Retiro in Sorsogon. Varela’s remains will be transferred the next day to the Home for the Clergy in the Diocese of Sorsogon. On Tuesday night, the remains will be brought to the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Sorsogon for an overnight vigil and wake, with a funeral Mass to be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Born on Dec. 18, 1927, in Bacolod City, Varela was ordained a priest on March 17, 1956, in Cebu City and later became a member of the Society of Jesus. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sorsogon on Nov. 27, 1980.—