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ARCH. TEOFILO B. CAMOMOT, D.D.

In 1943, he was appointed parish priest of Sta. Teresa Parish in Talisay, Cebu. He lived a simple and austere life. Before celebrating mass he visited all the sick parishioners while attending to their needs.

Biography of Arch. Teofilo B. Camomot,D.D

On March 26, 1955, he was named Titular bishop of Clisma and auxiliary bishop of Jaro, Iloilo.

Bishop Teofilo B. Camomot was born in Cogon, Carcar, Cebu on March 3, 1914 to Luis and Angela Bastida. He was the third child of eight children and was baptized on March 4, 1914 and confirmed on August 22, 1915. He dedicated himself wholeheartedly to his seminary formation at the Seminario de San Carlos in Cebu City.

• On December 15, 1940, he was ordained a priest and was appointed assistant to different parishes.

• In 1959 he became co-adjutor Archbishop (c.i.s.) of Cagayan de Oro and appointed parish priest of Sta.

  Rita, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental. Here he founded the Carmelite Tertiaries of the Blessed Eucharist (CTOBE), presently, the Our Founder - Daughters of Saint Teresa QEXIR