Angelito Lampon

Angelito Rendon Lampon (1 March 1950–) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church whos serves as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cotabato.

Quotes

 * I have a heavy heart, and this heart is bleeding for my people who perished in the Jolo cathedral bombings. I have known those regular churchgoers who died in the blast. They have become my family, my brothers and sisters, my heart is really bleeding for them. It's a big emotional upheaval inside and yet my faith tells me to continue extending a hand of friendship, in inter-religious dialogue.
 * Archbishop Lampon: ‘My heart bleeds for my people in Jolo’ (30 January 2019)


 * Our mission today is to live, preach, witness the Gospel in a social and cultural environment with a Muslim majority. Let us put our lives in the hands of God every day and abandon ourselves to his will, carrying out a mission of dialogue and peaceful coexistence with the faithful of other religions. This peace mission becomes a visible sign of a Gospel that announces and witnesses peace, reconciliation and mercy.
 * Jolo Cathedral reopens: the future of the Church is entrusted to the Virgin of Carmel (17 July 2019)