Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Border: | Catholic |
Lucena | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Lucenensis |
Local: | Spanish; Castilian: Diyosesis ng Lucena Spanish; Castilian: Diócesis de Lucena |
Coat: | File:Diocese of Lucena Coat of arms.svg |
Coat Size: | 150px |
Country: | Philippines |
Metropolitan: | Lipa |
Territory: | Central Quezon Province (Agdangan, Atimonan, Candelaria, Dolores, Lucban, Lucena, Mauban, Padre Burgos, Pagbilao, Plaridel, Sampaloc, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tayabas, Tiaong, Unisan) |
Province: | Lipa |
Coordinates: | 13.9359°N 121.6125°W |
Area Km2: | 2,334 |
Population: | 1,131,906 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Catholics: | 1,009,259[1] |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | September 8, 1950 |
Cathedral: | Cathedral-Parish of Saint Ferdinand in Lucena |
Patron: | Saint Ferdinand |
Priests: | 190+ |
Bishop: | Mel Rey Minoga Uy |
Metro Archbishop: | Gilbert Armea Garcera |
Emeritus Bishops: | Emilio Zurbano Marquez |
Vicar General: | Bienvenido G. Lozano[2] |
Website: | Website of the Diocese of Lucena |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena (la|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.
1. | Alfredo María 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 Mingoa Uy | 29 Jul 2017 Appointed - Present |