Vicente Salgado y Garrucho

Vicente Salgado y Garrucho was a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop and the second Bishop of Romblon succeeding His Most Reverend Nicolas M. Mondejar in 1988.

Life

Vicente Salgado y Garrucho received on 23 December 1961, the priestly ordination. On 30 May 1988, he was appointed by Pope John Paul II Bishop of Romblon. The Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Bruno Torpigliani, consecrated him on 25 July of the same year. Co-consecrators were Alberto Jover Piamonte, archbishop of Jaro and Antonio Yapsutco Fortich, Bishop of Bacolod. On 30 January 1997 the Pope accepted his age-related resignation.

Death

At the age of 69 years he died on 9 April 2005.