Oscar Jaime Florencio

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Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio
Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Military Ordinariate of the Philippines
See Military Ordinariate of the Philippines
In officeMarch 2, 2019
Predecessor+ Most Rev. Leopoldo S. Tumulak, D.D.
Successorincumbent
Orders
OrdinationApril 3, 1990
ConsecrationSeptember 4, 2015
by  John Forrosuelo Du
Personal details
Born (1966-02-05) February 5, 1966 (age 58)
MottoFiat Misericordia Tua
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Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio (born February 5, 1966) is a Catholic bishop and the current bishop of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines. [1]

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Biography

Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio was ordained a priest on April 3, 1990. He studied Philosophy at the Sacred Heart Seminary, in Palo, and Theology at the University of Santo Tomas, in Manila. He earned the Doctorate in Theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in 1999. [2]

On July 3, 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu and Titular Bishop of Lestrona. He was consecrated bishop on September 4, 2015 by John Forrosuelo Du, Archbishop of Palo. Co-consecrators were Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nunciature to the Philippines; and Jose Serofia Palma, Archbishop of Cebu. [3] He was previously rector and at the same time a theology professor of St. John the Evangelist School of Theology.

On July 5, 2017, the Pope named Florencio as the apostolic administrator of the Military Ordinariate Philippines (MOP) after the demise of Most. Rev. Leopoldo S. Tumulak, D.D., its sixth bishop. [1] The MOP serves as a personal diocese for the men and women of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, the Philippine Coast Guard, the Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. [4] He was eventually appointed as the seventh bishop of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines. [5]

On March 9, 2024, Florencio strongly objected to use of semi-automatic firearms for civilians (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act): “Personally, I would not want to have our civilians be allowed to possess semi-automatic rifles or any rifles for that matter.” [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mayol, Ador Vincent S. "Auxiliary Bishop Florencio is Catholic Church's man in AFP, PNP diocese" . Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  2. "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
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  6. "Military bishop frowns on approval of semi-automatic firearms for civilians". SunStar. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
Preceded by Military Ordinariate of the Philippines
March 2, 2019 - Present
Succeeded by