Marcelino Antonio Maralit

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Marcelino Antonio M. Maralit Jr.

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Bishop of Boac
Most Rev. Marcelino Antonio M. Maralit Jr.jpg
Official portrait as Bishop of Boac
Province Lipa
See Boac
AppointedDecember 31, 2014
InstalledMarch 17, 2015
Predecessor Reynaldo G. Evangelista
Orders
OrdinationMarch 13, 1995
ConsecrationMarch 13, 2015
by Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales
Personal details
Birth nameMarcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit Jr.
Born (1969-05-18) May 18, 1969 (age 52)
Manila, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Denomination Roman Catholic
Previous post(s) Priest of Lipa (1995-2013)
EducationSt. Francis de Sales Regional College Seminary, Lipa City
St. Alphonsus School of Theology, Lucena City
Motto"Fiat Mihi Secundum Verbum Tuum" (Be it done unto me according to thy word)
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Most Rev. Marcelino Antonio M. Maralit Jr.svg

Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit Jr. was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boac by Pope Francis on December 31, 2014. He replaced Bishop Reynaldo G. Evangelista after he was installed as the Bishop of Imus in April 2013. He was ordained by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales on March 13, 2015 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian Lipa City, and installed as the fourth Bishop of Boac on March 17, 2015.

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Education

Ordination history of
Marcelino Antonio Maralit
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byGaudencio B. Cardinal Rosales
DateMarch 13, 1995
PlaceSan Sebastian Cathedral, Lipa City
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byGaudencio Cardinal Rosales, (Archbishop Emeritus of Manila)
DateMarch 13, 2015
PlaceSan Sebastian Cathedral, Lipa City

Ordinations

Maralit was eventually appointed as the Bishop of Boac on December 31, 2014. On March 13, 2015 at the San Sebastian Cathedral in Lipa City he was ordained as bishop by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, the Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, which coincided with his 20th Sacerdotal Anniversary. He was installed at Bishop of Boac on March 17, 2015. [1]

Styles of
Marcelino Antonio M. Maralit Jr.
Coat of arms of Most Rev. Marcelino Antonio M. Maralit Jr.svg
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Bishop of Boac

Maralit was installed as the fourth Bishop of Boac on March 17, 2015. The installation mass was led by Archbishop Ramon Arguelles Lipa Archbishop at the Boac Cathedral. Manila Archbishop-Emeritus Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales along with the bishops and Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, witnessed the installation.

Ministries as a priest

  • 1995-1996 - Parochial Vicar at the Parish of the Immaculate Conception, Bauan, Batangas
  • 1995-1999 - Professor at St. Francis de Sales Major Seminary, Marawoy, Lipa City
  • 1996-1998 – Assistant Director of the Archdiocesan Commission on Vocation
  • 1998-1999 – Director of the Archdiocesan Commission on Vocation
  • 2003-2009 – Professor/Priest/Formator/Vice-Rector/Dean of Studies at St. Francis de Sales Theological Seminary, Marawoy, Lipa City
  • 2006 up to present – Chairman of the Construction Committee of St. Francis de Sales Theological Seminary
  • 2009-2013 – Rector, St. Francis de Sales Theological Seminary
  • 2011-2013 – Parochial Vicar at the Parish of Sto. Niño, Marawoy, Lipa City
  • 2013 up to present – Parish Priest of the Parish of Invencion de la Santa Cruz, Alitagtag, Batangas/Appointed Member of the Presbyteral Council
  • 31 December 2014 - Elected 4th Bishop of the Diocese of Boac
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Roman Catholic Bishop of Boac Succeeded by
Incumbent

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References

  1. "Bishop Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit Jr.". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2015-03-18.