Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Infanta

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Territorial Prelature of Infanta

Praelatura Territorialis Infantensis

Prelatura Teritoryal ng Infanta
Catholic
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Infanta Cathedral
Prelature of infanta coat of arms.svg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
TerritoryNorthern Quezon Province (Burdeos, General Nakar, Infanta, Jomalig, Panukulan, Patnanungan, Polillo, Real), Aurora
Ecclesiastical province Lipa
Metropolitan Lipa
Coordinates 14°44′50″N121°38′59″E / 14.74717°N 121.64965°E / 14.74717; 121.64965
Statistics
Area7,189 km2 (2,776 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
512,000
414,000 [1]  (80.9%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
CathedralCathedral-Parish of the Divine Infant Jesus of Prague and St. Mark the Evangelist
Current leadership
Pope Francis
PrelateBernardino Cruz Cortez
Metropolitan Archbishop Gilbert Garcera

The Territorial Prelature of Infanta (Latin : Praelatura Territorialis Infantensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the municipality of Infanta, Quezon, in the ecclesiastical province of Lipa in the Philippines.

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It was established on April 25, 1950 by the papal bull "Precibus annuentes" taking a portion of the then-Diocese of Lipa. In 1953, some municipalities in the civil province of Isabela was added into it. However, it was taken again by the Diocese of Tuguegarao on August 16, 1955. Originally, the prelature was a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of Manila but was transferred to the Ecclesiastical Province of Lipa on June 20, 1972. [2]

Erection

The prelature was erected by Pius XII on April 25, 1950 carving it from the Diocese of Lipa. Its territory included the islands of Polillo and the northern part of the province of Quezon. At this time, the province of Aurora is a sub-province of Quezon. The boundaries of the prelature was defined to reach the Diocese of Tuguegarao to the north; to the west, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, and Rizal; the Pacific Ocean is the eastern boundary; while the common boundaries of Infanta and Mauban is in the south. [3] [ excessive quote ]

Upon the erection of the See of Infanta, Bishop Rufino Jiao Santos (later Archbishop of Manila and a cardinal) was appointed Apostolic Administrator. [4] A year later, on July 11, 1951, Rev. Fr. Patrick Harmon Shanley, OCD, Vicar Provincial of the Order of Discalced Carmelites in the Philippine Islands, was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Prelature of Infanta. [5]

Prelates

Former Coat of arms of Prelature of Infanta Prelature of infanta coat of arms JSTOR version.svg
Former Coat of arms of Prelature of Infanta

The Prelature of Infanta was first administered as a mission of the Order of Discalced Carmelites. Its apostolic administrators and bishops were members of the religious order until 2015. These include Bishop Patrick Shanley, OCD, Fr. Joseph Flanery, OCD, Bishop Julio Xavier Labayen, OCD, and Bishop Rolando Tirona, OCD. [6]

Prelates of Infanta
NameOfficeIn officeCoat of Arms
Most Rev. Rufino Jiao Santos, DDApostolic Administrator
Rev. Fr. Patrick Harmon Shanley, OCDApostolic Administrator
Patrick Harmon Shanley, OCD, DD†PrelateFebruary 17,1953 - September 12, 1960 [2] Coat of arms of Patrick Harmon Shanley.svg
Fr. Joseph Flannery, OCDApostolic Administrator
Fr. Julio Xavier Labayen, OCDApostolic Administrator
Most Rev. Julio Xavier Labayen, OCD, DD†PrelateJuly 26,1966 - June 28, 2003 [2] Coat of arms of Julio Xavier Labayen.svg
Most Rev. Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, OCD, DD [7] PrelateJune 28, 2003 - September 8, 2012 Coat of arms of Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona Bishop of Malolos.svg
Most Rev. Bernardino Cruz Cortez, DDPrelateJanuary 23, 2015 – Present Coat of arms of Bernadino Cruz Cortez.svg

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Infanta (Territorial Prelature) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. ↑ Pius XII (1950). "Precibus annuentes (The Erection of the Prelature of Infanta)" (PDF). Acta Apostolica Sedis. 42: 587–589.
  4. ↑ Sacred Consistorial Congregation (August 1950). "Decree of Erection of the Prelature of Infanta". Boletin Eclesiastico de Filipinas. 24 (266): 514.
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