Roman Catholic 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 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.

Former coat of arms of the Diocese of Lucena

Diocese of Lucena Dioecesis Lucenensis Diyosesis ng Lucena Diócesis de Lucena
Catholic
Lucena Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Central Quezon Province (Agdangan, Atimonan, Candelaria, Dolores, Lucban, Lucena, Mauban, Padre Burgos, Pagbilao, Plaridel, Sampaloc, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tayabas, Tiaong, Unisan)
Ecclesiastical province	Lipa
Metropolitan	Lipa
Coordinates	13°56′9.4″N 121°36′45″E
Statistics
Area	2,334 km2 (901 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,131,906 1,009,259[1] (89.2%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	September 8, 1950
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of Saint Ferdinand in Lucena
Patron saint	Saint Ferdinand
Secular priests	190+
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Mel Rey Minoga Uy
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gilbert Armea Garcera
Vicar General	Bienvenido G. Lozano[2]
Bishops emeritus	Emilio Zurbano Marquez
Website
Website of the Diocese of Lucena

Ordinaries

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 Appointed - Present

Schools

• Casa del Niño Jesus de Pagbilao

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines