Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena (Latin: Dioecesis Lucenensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines with the seat in Lucena City. The Roman Rite Latin Church diocese was erected in 1950 from the Archdiocese of Lipa to become a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese. In 1977, the Diocese of Boac, which covers the parishes in the island-province of Marinduque, was created and separated from Lucena. In 1984, the Diocese of Lucena was further divided with the creation of the Diocese of Gumaca, which covers the municipalities of Quezon province east of Gumaca, Quezon.

Coat of arms of then Prelature of Lucena
Diocese of Lucena

Dioecesis Lucenensis

Diyosesis ng Lucena
Diócesis de Lucena
Catholic
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lucena
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryCentral Quezon Province (Agdangan, Atimonan, Candelaria, Dolores, Lucban, Lucena, Mauban, Padre Burgos, Pagbilao, Plaridel, Sampaloc, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tayabas, Tiaong, Unisan)
Ecclesiastical provinceLipa
MetropolitanLipa
Coordinates13°56′9.4″N 121°36′45″E
Statistics
Area2,334 km2 (901 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
1,131,906
1,009,259[1] (89.2%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedSeptember 8, 1950
CathedralCathedral-Parish of Saint Ferdinand in Lucena
Patron saintSaint Ferdinand
Secular priests190+
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMel Rey Minoga Uy
Metropolitan ArchbishopGilbert Armea Garcera
Vicar GeneralBienvenido G. Lozano[2]
Bishops emeritusEmilio Zurbano Marquez
Website
Website of the Diocese of Lucena

Ordinaries

No Name In office Coat of arms
1. Alfredo Maria Obviar y Aranda 4 Nov 1950 Appointed - 25 Sep 1976 Retired
2. Jose Tomas Sanchez 25 Sep 1976 Succeeded - 12 Jan 1982 Appointed, (Archbishop of Nueva Segovia)
3. Ruben T. Profugo 15 May 1982 Appointed - 13 Sep 2003 Resigned
4. Emilio Zurbano Marquez 13 Sep 2003 Succeeded - 29 Jul 2017 Retired
5. Mel Rey Minoga Uy 29 Jul 2017 Appointed - Present

Schools

See also

References

  1. "Lucena (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. "48. Diocese of Lucena". 26 May 2017.
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