5 0 , ▁Laz o ▁was ▁named ▁pre fect ▁of ▁discipline ▁at ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁San ▁Jac into ▁Minor ▁Sem inary , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁later ▁became ▁re ctor ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁parish ▁priest ▁of ▁L al - Lo ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁students , ▁founded ▁the ▁Ly ce um ▁of ▁L al - Lo ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Epis cop al ▁career ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Laz o ▁was ▁appointed ▁A ux ili ary ▁Bishop ▁of ▁T ug u eg ara o ▁and ▁Tit ular ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Sel ia ▁by ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁VI . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁epis cop al ▁consec r ation ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁from ▁Arch bishop ▁Car mine ▁Roc co , ▁with ▁Arch b ish ops ▁Juan ▁S ison ▁and ▁Te od ul fo ▁Dom ingo ▁serving ▁as ▁co - con sec rat ors . ▁Following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Antonio ▁Bu ena fe , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁A ux ili ary ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Nueva ▁Seg ov ia ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁Laz o ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁second ▁Bishop ▁of ▁San ▁Fernando ▁de ▁La ▁Union ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ; ▁he ▁was ▁formally ▁installed ▁as ▁Bishop ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁March ▁ 9 . ▁During