Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena

Diocese of Lucena Dioecesis Lucenensis Diyosesis ng Lucena
Interior of the Lucena Cathedral
File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lucena.svg Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Cities of Tayabas and Lucena and Municipalities of Agdangan, Atimonan, Candelaria, Dolores, Lucban, Mauban, Padre Burgos, Plaridel, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tiaong and Unisan in Quezon
Ecclesiastical province	Lipa
Metropolitan	Lipa
Coordinates
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 948,093 834,322 (88%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 28, 1950
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Ferdinand in Lucena
Patron saint	Saint Ferdinand
Secular priests	189+
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Emilio Z. Marquez
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ramon Arguelles
Vicar General	Dennis M. Imperial, PC
Website
Website of the Diocese of Lucena

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.

The current bishop is Emilio Z. Marquez, appointed in 2003.

Ordinaries

• Alfredo Maria Obviar y Aranda † (4 Nov 1950 Appointed - 25 Sep 1976 Retired)
• Jose Tomas Sanchez † (25 Sep 1976 Succeeded - 12 Jan 1982 Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Segovia)
• Ruben T. Profugo † (15 May 1982 Appointed - 13 Sep 2003 Resigned)
• Emilio Z. Marquez (13 Sep 2003 Succeeded - present)

Jurisdiction

Episcopal District of Saint John

• City: Lucena City
• Number of Vicariates: 1
• Number of Shrine: 2
• Number of Parishes: 6

Shrine

City	Shrine	Address	Feast Day	Rector
Lucena City	Diocesan Shrine of Saint Jude Thaddeus	Cotta, Lucena City	October 28	Rev. Fr. Nelson L. Valle
	Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia	Gulang-Gulang, Lucena City	3rd Saturday of September	Rev. Fr. Ruel V. Abel

Vicariate of Saint Peter

• City: Lucena City

City	Parish	Address	Feast Day	Parish Priest
Lucena City	Saint Ferdinand Cathedral Parish	Poblacion, Lucena City	May 30	Rev. Msgr. Dennis M. Imperial
	Our Lady of Lourdes Parish	Iyam, Lucena City	February 11	Rev. Fr. Crizaldy S. Maaño
	Saint Isidore Labrador Parish	Ibabang Dupay, Lucena City	May 15	Rev. Fr. Francisco S. Bingco
	Saint Raphael the Archangel Parish	Dalahican, Lucena City	October 24	Rev. Fr. Alexander D. Oracion
	Holy Face of Jesus (Saint Veronica) Parish	University Site, Lucena City	July 9	Rev. Fr. Ramilo V. Esplana
	Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia Parish	Gulang-Gulang, Lucena City	3rd Saturday of September	Rev. Fr. Ruel V. Abel

Episcopal District of Saint Mark

• Municipalities: Candelaria, Dolores, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tiaong
• Number of Vicariates: 2
• Number of Shrine: 2
• Number of Parishes: 11

Shrine

Municipality	Shrine	Address	Feast Day	Rector
Dolores	Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows	Dolores, Quezon	September 15	Rev. Msgr. Carlos Pedro A. Herrera
Sariaya	Diocesan Shrine of Santo Cristo de Burgos	Sariaya, Quezon	October 4	Rev. Msgr. Oscar I. Leaño

Vicariate of Saint Peter

• Municipalities: Candelaria, Sariaya

Municipality	Parish	Address	Feast Day	Parish Priest
Candelaria	San Pedro Bautista Parish	Poblacion, Candelaria, Quezon	February 5	Rev. Msgr. Melecio V. Verastigue
	Saint Catherine of Siena Parish	Sta. Catalina Sur, Candelaria, Quezon	April 29	Rev. Fr. Jose Aurelio B. Reyes
	Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish	Taguan, Candelaria, Quezon	June 27	Rev. Msgr. Noe L. Loredo
Sariaya	Saint Francis of Assisi Parish	Sariaya, Quezon	October 4	Rev. Msgr. Oscar I. Leaño
	Immaculate Conception Parish	Lutucan, Sariaya, Quezon	December 8	Rev. Fr. Arnelo A. Galeon
	Niña Maria Parish	Castañas, Sariaya, Quezon	September 12	Rev. Fr. Raphael Jose V. Tolentino
	Our Lady	Concepcion I, Sariaya, Quezon	December 12	Rev. Fr. Severino M. Hernandez

Vicariate of Saint Simon

• Municipalities: San Antonio, Tiaong

Municipality	Parish	Address	Feast Day	Parish Priest
San Antonio	Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish	Poblacion, San Antonio, Quezon	2nd Friday of June	Rev. Fr. Librado M. Burgos
Tiaong	Saint John the Baptist Parish	Tiaong, Quezon	June 24	Rev. Fr. Alberto J. Aller
	Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish	Cabay, Tiaong, Quezon	October 7	Rev. Fr. Virgilo S. Nadres, Jr.
	Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of the World Parish	Lusacan, Tiaong, Quezon	August 22	Rev. Fr. Bienvenido G. Lozano

Episcopal District of Saint Luke

• City: Tayabas City
• Municipalities: Lucban, Mauban, Sampaloc
• Number of Vicariates: 2
• Number of Shrine: 0
• Number of Parishes: 7

Vicariate of Saint Thomas

• Municipalities: Lucban, Mauban, Sampaloc

Municipality	Parish	Address	Feast Day	Parish Priest
Lucban	Saint Louis Bishop Parish	Lucban, Quezon	August 19	Rev. Fr. Noel L. Cabungcal
Mauban	Saint Bonaventure Parish	Mauban, Quezon	July 15	Rev. Msgr. Eugenio Antonio A. Viray
	Saint Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila Parish	Polo, Mauban, Quezon	September 28	Rev. Fr. Gilberto M. Talabong
Sampaloc	Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish	Sampaloc, Quezon	April 25	Rev. Fr. Rolando A. Marasigan

Vicariate of Saint James

• City: Tayabas City

City	Parish	Address	Feast Day	Parish Priest
Tayabas City	Minor Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel	Tayabas, City	September 29	Rev. Msgr. Romel C. Ansay
	Saint Roch Parish	Ilasan, Tayabas City	August 16	Rev. Fr. Antonio C. Salvania
	Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish	Ibabang Bukal, Tayabas City	June 30	Rev. Fr. Jude Paquito S. Moreno

Episcopal District of Saint Matthew

Shrine

• Diocesan Shrine of Saint Anne - Brgy. Malicboy, Pagbilao, Quezon

Vicariate of Saint Matthias

• Our Lady of the Angels Parish - Atimonan, Quezon
• Our Lady of Lourdes Parish - Brgy. Malinao, Atimonan, Quezon
• Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Parish - Brgy. Ponon, Atimonan, Quezon
• Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish - Plaridel, Quezon

Vicariate of Saint Bartholomew

• Municipalities: Agdangan, Unisan, Padre Burgos

Municipalities	Parish	Address	Feast Day	Parish Priest
Agdangan	Saint Isidore the Farmer Parish	Agdangan, Quezon	May 15	Rev. Fr.
Unisan	Saint Peter the Apostle Parish	Unisan, Quezon	June 29	Rev. Fr. Jose I. Cantos II
	Saint Roche Parish	Brgy. Panaon, Unisan, Quezon	August 16	Rev. Fr. Denis Vargas
Padre Burgos	Saint Rita of Cacia Parish	Brgy. Walay, Padre Burgos, Quezon	May 24	Rev. Fr.

Vicariate of Saint Andrew

• Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish - Pagbilao, Quezon
• Holy Cross Parish - Padre Burgos, Quezon
• Diocesan Shrine of St. Anne Parish - Brgy. Malicboy, Pagbilao, Quezon

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

External links

• Sanctuary in Agdangan, Quezon