Alberto Jover Piamonte

Alberto Jover Piamonte, D.D., JCD., (21 November 1934 – 17 December 1998) was the fourth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jaro in the Philippines.

[1][2] After studying Philosophy and Theology at St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Jaro on 22 March 1958.

[1] Staying in Italy after his terminal degree in Canon Law, Piamonte served at the Roman Rota, the ordinary court of appeal of the Vatican for cases on matters of ecclesiastical law appealed to the Holy See, notably cases involving the validity of marriage.

[2] At the time of his death, on 17 December 1998, Archbishop Piamonte was Chairman of the Commission on Canon Law of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

Piamonte also led protests against a government-sanctioned lottery, and promoted protection of the environment through tree-planting and other activities.

Sacerdotal Ordination of Fr. Alberto Jover Piamonte (second from the right) in Jaro Cathedral , by His Excellency Mons. José María Cuenco , Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro, 22 March 1958.