Jose Paala Salazar


Most Rev Jose Paala Salazar OP was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Biography

Salazar, born in Manila, Philippines, was ordained a priest on May 9, 1968, and consecrated bishop on April 25, 1996. Salazar was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Lipa on June 11, 2003. He was the Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus.
On November 11, 2002, Salazar was one of 15 people to survive the crash of Laoag International Airlines Flight 585.