Diocese of Lucena
| Diocese of Lucena | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lipa |
| Diocesan bishop | Mel Rey Uy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Emilio Marquez |
| founding | 1950 |
| surface | 2,334 km² |
| Parishes | 38 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,112,592 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 959,754 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 86.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 106 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,054 |
| Friars | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 197 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Ferdinand |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net |
The Diocese of Lucena ( lat. : Dioecesis Lucenensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Lucena City .
history
The diocese of Lucena was on March 28, 1950 by Pope Pius XII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Quo aeternae from cessions of territory by the Diocese of Lipa and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Manila as a suffragan . On June 20, 1972, the diocese of Lucena was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lipa as a suffragan. The Diocese of Lucena gave on April 25, 1977 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Boac . Another assignment of territory took place on April 9, 1984 to establish the diocese of Gumaca .
The diocese of Lucena comprises the central-western part of the province of Quezon .
Bishops of Lucena
- Alfredo Obviar , 1959–1976
- José Sánchez , 1976–1982, then Archbishop of Nueva Segovia
- Ruben Profugo , 1982-2003
- Emilio Marquez , 2003-2017
- Mel Rey Uy , since 2017
Important churches
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Lucena (English)
- Entry on the diocese of Lucena on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)