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roman, catholic, diocese, lucena, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Diocese of LucenaDioecesis LucenensisDiyosesis ng LucenaCoat of armsLocationCountry PhilippinesTerritoryCentral Quezon Province Agdangan Atimonan Candelaria Dolores Lucban Lucena Mauban Padre Burgos Pagbilao Plaridel Sampaloc San Antonio Sariaya Tayabas Tiaong Unisan Ecclesiastical provinceLipaMetropolitanLipaCoordinates13 56 9 4 N 121 36 45 E 13 935944 N 121 61250 E 13 935944 121 61250 Coordinates 13 56 9 4 N 121 36 45 E 13 935944 N 121 61250 E 13 935944 121 61250StatisticsArea2 334 km2 901 sq mi Population Total Catholics including non members as of 2004 948 093834 322 88 InformationDenominationRoman CatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablishedMarch 28 1950CathedralCathedral Parish of Saint Ferdinand in LucenaPatron saintSaint FerdinandSecular priests189 Current leadershipPopeFrancisBishopMel Rey M UyMetropolitan ArchbishopGilbert GarceraVicar GeneralRev Fr Bienvenido Bien G Lozano 1 Bishops emeritusEmilio Z MarquezWebsiteWebsite of the Diocese of Lucena Coat of arms of then Prelature of Lucena Contents 1 Ordinaries 2 Schools 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOrdinaries EditNo Name In office Coat of arms1 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 Z Marquez 13 Sep 2003 Succeeded 29 Jul 2017 Retired 5 Mel Rey M Uy 29 Jul 2017 Appointed Present Schools EditCasa del Nino Jesus de PagbilaoSee also EditCatholic Church in the PhilippinesReferences Edit 48 Diocese of Lucena 26 May 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena Sanctuary in Agdangan Quezon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena amp oldid 1128225850, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
