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Archdiocese Of Lipa
The Archdiocese of Lipa (; ; ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines comprising the civil province of Batangas. Its cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sebastian located in Lipa, Batangas. First created on April 10, 1910 from the Archdiocese of Manila, the diocese was elevated into its present status on June 20, 1972. Today, the Archdiocese of Lipa's ecclesiastical province covers Batangas and the suffragan territories in the civil provinces of Quezon, Marinduque, and Aurora. The archdiocese itself is divided into 14 vicariates forane further comprising a total of 65 parishes. In addition, the Archdiocese of Lipa also serves as the de facto overseer of the Apostolic Vicariates of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro and San Jose in Occidental Mindoro, all the exempt dioceses of the Holy See (with the vicariates under the jurisdiction of the Dicastery for Evangelization). History Creation as a diocese The Dioce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipa Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian, commonly known as Lipa Cathedral, is a Neo-Renaissance cathedral in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. The cathedral serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Lipa. The cathedral was chosen as the seat of the then Diocese of the Lipa in 1910. Detached from the Archdiocese of Manila and canonically erected by Pope Pius X, it comprised what are today the provinces of Batangas, Quezon, Aurora (province), Aurora, Laguna (province), Laguna, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, and part of the Camarines area. History Earlier churches Lipa was originally located close to the Laguna de Bombon, present-day Taal Lake. The Augustinians, Augustinian Chapter accepted Lipa under the name of "Convento de San Sebastian de Comintang" on April 30, 1605, with Gabriel Rodriguez as the first prior. In 1608, it was made a vicariate directly under the father province. In 1610, it was given the right to vote in the provincial chapters. In 1754, Lipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sede Vacante
In the Catholic Church, ''sede vacante'' is the state during which a diocese or archdiocese is without a prelate installed in office, with the prelate's office being the cathedral. The term is used frequently in reference to a papal interregnum occurring upon the pope's death or resignation. History Early in church history, the archpriest, archdeacon, and " of the notaries" in the papal court made up a regency council which governed the period. It was the obligation of the Camerarius (papal chamberlain), the head of the Camera Apostolica, to formally establish the death of the pope. Gradually, this led to the theory that the Camerarius, as the chief of the Roman Curia, should conduct normal business even after the death of the pope, and also conduct the burial and the preparation for the new election. This process was evident with Camerarius Boso Breakspeare. During the long of 1268 to 1271, the importance of the Camerarius was so clear that the Cardinals prepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramon Arguelles
Ramón Cabrera Argüelles, D.D., S.T.L. (born November 12, 1944) is a Filipino cleric who served as Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lipa in the province of Batangas on the island of Luzon, Philippines from 2004 to 2017. Prior to his appointment as archbishop, he was an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese, appointed to that position on November 26, 1993. Argüelles first appeared in the news for urging Filipinos to boycott Madonna's concert and for calling for prayers for President Ferdinand Marcos after the latter's burial at the Heroes' Cemetery was permitted by the Supreme Court. On April 21, 2017, Arguelles accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Lipa and installed Bishop of Daet Gilbert Garcera as his successor. The cleric is also known for his opposition of national issues such as divorce, the death penalty and the Reproductive Health Law. Biography Arguelles attended Batangas South Elementary School from grades 1 to 4 (1951–1955) and St. Bridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaudencio Rosales
Gaudencio Borbón Rosales (born August 10, 1932), also known as Lolo Dency, is a Filipino Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Manila, from 2003 to 2011. He was made a cardinal in 2006. Rosales was the fourth native Filipino to hold the post. During his last year as archbishop, he was concurrently named apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Pasig from December 21, 2010 to June 23, 2011, a post he accepted after the resignation of Pasig's first bishop, Francisco San Diego. He is also the longest-lived Filipino cardinal, surpassing Cardinal Jose Tomas Sanchez. Early life and priestly ministry Rosales was born in the then-town of Batangas, Batangas. Rosales' grandfathers were Julián Rosales, a former mayor of the town of Batangas and Pablo Borbón, a former provincial governor of Batangas. Rosales' father, Dr. Godofredo Dilay Rosales, was one of the first Filipino physicians to acquire his medical school and residency training exclusively in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Vicariate Of San Jose In Mindoro
The Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in the western part of Mindoro island in the Philippines. Its cathedra is within the Cathedral-Parish of St. Joseph the Worker, in the episcopal see of San Jose. History The Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro was created on January 27, 1983, by Pope John Paul II, who appointed Vicente C. Manuel as the first apostolic vicar. Manuel was ordained a bishop on June 29, 1983, in the same year the St. Joseph the Worker Parish was elevated to a cathedral. The second vicar apostolic, Antonio P. Palang, was ordained as bishop on May 31, 2002, at St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral, and was consecrated by Cardinal Gaudencio B. Rosales, Archbishop-Emeritus of Manila and Archbishop-Emeritus of Lipa. He resigned on March 17, 2018, due to his health condition, and died on April 21, 2021. On July 1, 2008, The Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose cel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablito Tagura
Pablito Martinez Tagura (born January 15, 1962), is a Filipino Roman Catholic bishop currently serving as the apostolic vicar of San Jose in Mindoro. He was appointed to this position by Pope Francis on December 17, 2022, and was installed on February 25, 2023. Early life and education Tagura was born in Tayum, Abra , and raised in Lagangilang, Abra, Philippines. His parents, Marcos B. Tagura and Magdalena M. Tagura, were both educators. He has four siblings. He completed his secondary education at St. Joseph Minor Seminary before transferring to Divine Word College, Bangued, Abra. In 1978, he entered Christ the King Mission Seminary in Quezon City. He later joined the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) and completed his novitiate at Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City. Tagura earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy (cum laude) and a Master of Arts in philosophy (magna cum laude) from Divine Word Seminary. He also obtained his ecclesiastical and AB Theology degree (magna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Vicariate Of Calapan
The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (Latin: ''Vicariatus Apostolicus Calapanensis'') is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. In 2010, 756,000 residents had been baptized out of about 814,000 inhabitants. It has six related parishes. The episcopal residence and seat of the vicariate is the Santo Niño Cathedral located in Calapan. On November 13, 2018, Pope Francis has appointed Nestor Adalia, currently the Vicar General of Calapan, to take the post as apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis", meaning "at the disposition of the Holy See" or to take temporary charge of the administration of the apostolic vicariate, due to the health condition of Warlito Itcuas Cajandig. On June 29, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Moises Magpantay Cuevas (previously as Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga) as the 6th Apostolic Vicar of Calapan. History The Apostolic Prefecture of Mindoro was created on July 2, 1936, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moises Cuevas
Moises Magpantay Cuevas (born November 25, 1973) is a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, currently serving as the apostolic vicar of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. Before assuming this role, he served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga and later as its Apostolic Administrator. Early life and education Cuevas was born in Cuenca, Batangas, Philippines. He pursued his priestly formation at the Pastor Bonus Seminary in Zamboanga City, where he began his journey toward the priesthood. His theological studies continued at the Regional Major Seminary in Davao City. Priesthood Cuevas was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Zamboanga on December 6, 2000. In the years that followed, he took on various responsibilities, including serving as vicar at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Zamboanga from 2001 to 2003. He later became the rector of the Sanctuary Nostra Signora del Pilar and was entrusted with the role of chancellor of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prelature Of Infanta
The Territorial Prelature of Infanta () is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the municipality of Infanta, Quezon, in the ecclesiastical province of Lipa in the Philippines. It was established on April 25, 1950 by the papal bull "Precibus annuentes" taking a portion of the then-Diocese of Lipa. In 1953, some municipalities in the civil province of Isabela was added into it. However, it was taken again by the Diocese of Tuguegarao on August 16, 1955. Originally, the prelature was a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of Manila but was transferred to the Ecclesiastical Province of Lipa on June 20, 1972. The two main divisions of the prelature is based on the two geographical units that comprises it: the province of Quezon and the province of Aurora. Furthermore, it is governed by the prelate through four vicariates that covers (1) the parishes of Real, Infanta, and Nakar, (2) the parishes of the Polillo Group of Islands, (3) parishes within Central Aurora province, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Capucao
Dave Dean Capucao (born September 25, 1965) is a Filipino Catholic prelate who was appointed as the fifth Prelate of Infanta in the province of Quezon in the Philippines. Early life and education Dave Dean Capucao was born on September 25, 1965, in Naga, Camarines Sur in the Philippines. After joining the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM), he studied philosophy at Saint Louis University in Baguio, followed by theology at Maryhill School of Theology in Quezon City. Capucao was sent to the Netherlands in 2000 and studied at the Catholic University of Nijmegen (later Radboud University Nijmegen), where he earned a master's degree in intercultural and interreligious theology in 2002. He later worked as a junior researcher from 2002 to 2006, and defended his doctoral dissertation on religion and ethnocentrism in 2009 at the said university. He earned a doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) doctorate in sacred theology (SThD) at Catholic University of Louvain in Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Lucena
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena () 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. Ordinaries Schools * Casa del Niño Jesus de Pagbilao See also *Catholic Church in the Philippines References External links Sanctuary in Agdangan, Quezon {{authority control Lucena Lucena Lucena Lucena Lucena (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially known as the City of Lucena (), is a highly urbanized city situated in the Calabarzon region (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Rey Uy
Mel Rey Mingoa Uy (born January 6, 1968) is the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena in the Philippines. Uy was born January 6, 1968, in San Agustin, Romblon. He attended the St. Pius X Seminary at Roxas, Capiz, where he completed his philosophical studies, then the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ..., where he completed his theological studies. He later returned to UST to receive a master's degree in philosophy. Before being appointed the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena in the Philippines, Uy was a priest in the Diocese of Romblon. On July 29, 2017, the Vatican announced the resignation of the former bishop of Lucena, Emilio Z. Marquez, and the appointment of Mel Rey Uy as his su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
