Diocese of Lucena
Latin Catholic diocese in the Philippines
Diocese of Lucena

Dioecesis Lucenensis

Diyosesis ng Lucena
Diócesis de Lucena
Catholic
Lucena Cathedral
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 / 13.935944°N 121.61250°E / 13.935944; 121.61250
Statistics
Area2,334 km2 (901 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 1,131,906
  • 1,009,259[1] (89.2%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedSeptember 8, 1950
CathedralCathedral-Parish of Saint Ferdinand in Lucena
Patron saintSaint Ferdinand
Secular priests190+
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopMel Rey Minoga Uy
Metropolitan ArchbishopGilbert Armea Garcera
Vicar GeneralBienvenido G. Lozano[2]
Bishops emeritusEmilio Zurbano Marquez
Website
Website of the Diocese of Lucena

The Diocese of Lucena (Latin: Dioecesis Lucenensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines with the seat in Lucena City. The diocese was erected in 1950 and was carved out from the then Diocese of Lipa and was a suffragan diocese of Manila. When Lipa was elevated to an archdiocese in 1972, the Diocese of Lucena was reassigned to the new 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.[3]

Former coat of arms of the Diocese of Lucena

Ordinaries

Reference: [1]

Bishops

Bishop Period of Tenure Coat of Arms
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 Tolentino 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 Succeeded - Present

Coadjutor Bishops

Bishop Period of Tenure
1. Jose Tomas Sanchez 12 Nov 1972 Appointed - 25 Sep 1976 Appointed (Bishop of Lucena)
2. Emilio Zurbano Marquez 4 May 2002 Appointed - 13 Sep 2003 Appointed (Bishop of Lucena)

Auxiliary Bishops

Bishop Period of Tenure
1. Ruben Tolentino Profugo 27 Aug 1979 Appointed - 15 May 1982 Appointed (Bishop of Lucena)

Priest of the Diocese who became Bishops

Schools

Reference: [4]

  • Lucena Diocese Educational System (LUDES)
  • Lucena Diocese Catholic Schools Association (LUDICSA)
  • Casa del Nino Jesus de Cotta
  • Casa del Nino Jesus de Lucban
  • Casa del Niño Jesus de Pagbilao
  • Casa del Nino Jesus de Tayabas
  • Child Jesus of Nasareth School
  • Dominican Academy
  • Gesu Bambino Parochial School, Inc.
  • Holy Rosary Catholic School
  • Lady Mediatrix Institute
  • Lay Cathechists of San Pedro Calungsod
  • Maryhill College
  • Mother Perpetual Parochial School
  • Our Lady of the Angels Academy
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Seminary
  • Our Lady of Sorrows Academy
  • Sacred Heart College
  • San Roque Parochial School
  • Scoula Gesu Bambino
  • St. Francis Academy
  • St. Francis High School
  • St. John Bosco Academy
  • St. John Parochial School
  • St. Joseph's Academy

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Lucena (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ "48. Diocese of Lucena". 26 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Diocese of Lucena". dioceseoflucena.org. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  4. ^ "Diocese of Lucena". dioceseoflucena.org. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
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