▁his ▁ten ure , ▁Laz o ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁sem inary , ▁ch anc ery , ▁epis cop al ▁residence , ▁two ▁convent s , ▁and ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁Past oral ▁Center . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Lu zon ▁earth qu ake ▁greatly ▁dam aged ▁several ▁churches , ▁schools , ▁and ▁re ctor ies ▁in ▁the ▁Dioc ese . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Upon ▁reaching ▁the ▁mand atory ▁ret irement ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 , ▁Laz o ▁res igned ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁Bishop ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁then ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁cancer - str icken ▁sister ▁in ▁Zam bo anga ▁City . ▁He ▁then ▁came ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁St . ▁P ius ▁X ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁identify ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁Trad itional ist ▁Catholic , ▁exclus ively ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁Tr ident ine ▁Mass ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁App e als ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁Ja ime ▁Card inal ▁Sin ▁and ▁Arch bishop ▁Dios d ado ▁Tal am ay an ▁for ▁Laz o ▁to ▁dis continue ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁S SP X , ▁but ▁he ▁refused . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁to ▁John ▁Paul ▁II , ▁saying ▁" ob ed ience ▁must ▁serve ▁faith ", ▁Laz o ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁re forms ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁V at ican ▁Council ▁were ▁" a im ed ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Religion