Alberto Ramento

The Most Reverend, Venerable Martyr Alberto Ramento, Obispo Maximo IX D.D.
9th Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church
Bishop Alberto Ramento, c. 1992
Church	Philippine Independent Church
See	Manila
Installed	10 May 1993
Term ended	10 May 1999
Predecessor	Tito Pasco
Successor	Tomás Millamena
Other post(s)	IFI Diocesan Bishop of Tarlac (1999–2006)
Orders
Ordination	8 April 1958 (Diaconate) 28 April 1958 (Priesthood) by Isabelo L. de los Reyes Jr.
Consecration	9 May 1969 (Episcopate) by Isabelo L. de los Reyes Jr., Thaddeus Zielinski, Philip Strong, and Gilbert Baker
Personal details
Born	Alberto Ramento y Baldovino (1936-08-09)August 9, 1936 Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Died	October 3, 2006(2006-10-03) (aged 70) Tarlac City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Aglipayan (Philippine Independent Church/Iglesia Filipina Independiente)
Residence	Tarlac City, Tarlac
Parents	Felipe Ramento y Curpoz (Father) Margarita Baldovino y Bermudez (Mother)
Spouse	Celerina Mendoza ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	4
Previous post(s)	Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church (1993–1999) Chairperson of the IFI Supreme Council of Bishops (1993–1999) IFI Diocesan Bishop of Cavite (1970–1993)
Education	Far Eastern University (AB) Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary (BTh and MDiv) General Theological Seminary (D.D. – h.c.)
Sainthood
Feast day	October 3
Venerated in	Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany Philippine Independent Church (non-canonized)
Title as Saint	Bishop and Martyr
Canonized	October 3, 2010 Mainz, Germany by the Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany[1]
Attributes	Episcopal vestments Crown of martyrdom Martyr's palm
Patronage	Human rights Persecuted Christians
Shrines	National Cathedral of the Holy Child, Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila Church of Saint Sebastian, Tarlac City, Tarlac Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Cavite City, Cavite
Ordination history
History Diaconal ordination Ordained by Isabelo L. de los Reyes Jr. Date 8 April 1958 Place National Cathedral of the Holy Child, Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila Priestly ordination Ordained by Isabelo L. de los Reyes Jr. Date 28 April 1958 Place National Cathedral of the Holy Child, Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Isabelo L. de los Reyes Jr. Co-consecrators Thaddeus Zielinski, Philip Strong, and Gilbert Baker Date 9 May 1969 Place National Cathedral of the Holy Child, Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Alberto Ramento as principal consecrator Rhee Timbang Obispo Maximo XIII 29 September 1996

Styles of Alberto Ramento
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Religious style	Obispo Máximo IX The Most Reverend
Posthumous style	Venerable Martyr

Alberto Ramento y Baldovino (August 9, 1936, in Guimba, Nueva Ecija – October 3, 2006, in Tarlac City) was the ninth supreme bishop (Obispo Máximo) and a former chairperson of the Supreme Council of Bishops of the Philippine Independent Church or Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI). He was known by the moniker, "The Bishop of the Poor Peasants and Workers".^[2]