Pacifico Ortiz
Filipino Jesuit priest
About Pacifico Ortiz
Lived 1913 – 1983 (aged 70).
Pacifico Arreza Ortiz (September 25, 1913 – December 9, 1983) was a Filipino Jesuit priest and academic. He is best known as a spiritual adviser of Manuel L. Quezon, for being the first Filipino president of the Ateneo de Manila University, and as a staunch critic of the Martial Law dictatorship of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, especially while he served as the delegate for the province of Rizal to the 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention.
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Who was Pacifico Ortiz?
Filipino Jesuit priest
When was Pacifico Ortiz born?
Pacifico Ortiz was born on 25 September 1913.
When did Pacifico Ortiz die?
Pacifico Ortiz died on 9 December 1983.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pacifico Ortiz. https://biography.guide/pacifico-ortiz/
MLA: "Pacifico Ortiz." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/pacifico-ortiz/.
Chicago: "Pacifico Ortiz." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/pacifico-ortiz/.
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