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Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Infanta

Coordinates: 14°44′50″N 121°38′59″E / 14.74717°N 121.64965°E / 14.74717; 121.64965
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Territorial Prelature of Infanta

Praelatura Territorialis Infantensis

Prelatura Teritoryal ng Infanta
Catholic
Infanta Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryNorthern Quezon Province (Burdeos, General Nakar, Infanta, Jomalig, Panukulan, Patnanungan, Polillo, Real), Aurora
Ecclesiastical provinceLipa
MetropolitanLipa
Coordinates14°44′50″N 121°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
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral-Parish of the Divine Infant Jesus of Prague and St. Mark the Evangelist
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
PrelateDave Dean Capucao (Prelate-elect)
Metropolitan ArchbishopGilbert Garcera
Bishops emeritusBernardino Cortez

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

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 were added onto 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]

The two main divisions of the prelature is based on the two geographical units that comprises it: the province of Quezon and the province of Aurora. Furthermore, it is governed by the prelate through four vicariates that covers (1) the parishes of Real, Infanta, and Nakar, (2) the parishes of the Polillo Islands, (3) parishes within Central Aurora province, and (4) parishes in the span of Northern Aurora.[3]

Erection

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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.[4] 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. [5]

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. [6]

Prelates

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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.[3]

No. Bishop Period in office Notes Coat of arms
1 Patrick Harmon Shanley, OCD March 17, 1953 – September 12, 1960
(7 years, 179 days) 		Resigned
2. Julio Xavier Lizares Labayen, OCD September 12, 1966 – June 28, 2003
(36 years, 289 days) 		Retired
3 Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, OCD August 27, 2003 – September 8, 2012
(9 years, 12 days) 		Appointed Archbishop of Caceres
4 Bernardino Cruz Cortez January 23, 2015 – May 16, 2025
(9 years, 12 days) 		Retired
5 Dave Dean Capucao September 5, 2025 – present
(−31 days)

Parishes

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Vicariate of Infant Jesus and Saint Mark

  • Divine Infant Jesus of Prague and Saint Mark Parish (Infanta Cathedral), Infanta, Quezon
  • Saints Anne and Joachim Parish, General Nakar, Quezon
  • Saint Rafael the Archangel Parish, Real, Quezon
  • Saint Joseph Quasi-Parish, Barangay Llavac, Real, Quezon


Vicariate of Saint Joseph

  • Prelature Shrine of Saint Joseph, Polillo, Quezon
  • Saint Rafael Parish, Burdeos, Quezon
  • Saint John the Baptist Parish, Panukulan, Quezon
  • Saint Isidore Parish, Patnanungan, Quezon
  • Nuestra Señora dela Salvacion Parish, Jomalig, Quezon


Vicariate of San Luis Obispo

  • San Luis Obispo Parish, Baler, Aurora
  • San Luis Rey Parish, San Luis, Aurora
  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish, Maria Aurora, Aurora
  • Maria, Ina ng Sambayanan ng mga Dukha Parish, Quirino, Maria Aurora
  • Saint Therese of the Infant Jesus Parish, Dipaculao, Aurora
  • Saint Patrick Parish, Dingalan, Aurora


Vicariate of Saint Anthony of Padua

  • Saint Anthony de Padua Parish, Casiguran, Aurora
  • Saint Isidore the Farmer Parish, Dinalungan, Aurora
  • Saint Joseph the Worker Parish, Dilasag, Aurora
  • Nuestra Señora dela Salvacion Parish, Casiguran, Aurora

References

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  1. ^ "Infanta (Catholic Territorial Prelature)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ "Infanta (Territorial Prelature) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. ^ a b "Prelature of Infanta". Claretian Publications. 26 May 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sacred Consistorial Congregation (August 1950). "Decree of Erection of the Prelature of Infanta". Boletin Eclesiastico de Filipinas. 24 (266): 514.
  5. ^ Pius XII (1950). "Precibus annuentes (The Erection of the Prelature of Infanta)" (PDF). Acta Apostolica Sedis. 42: 587–589.
  6. ^ Sacred Consistorial Congregation (November 1951). "Decree of Appointment of Rev. Fr. Patrick Harman Shanley, OCD as Apostolic Administrator". Boletin Eclesiastico de Filipinas. 25 (281): 680.

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