Territorial Prelature of Infanta, Philippines

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Territorial Prelature

Name: Infanta / Infanten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Lipa

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Mark the Evangelist (April 25), Divine Infant Jesus of Prague

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1950.04.25: Established as Territorial Prelature of Infanta / Infanten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Lipa and became suffragan of Manila)
1970.01.31: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Ilagan
1972.06.20: Became suffragan of Lipa

Contact Info

Address: Bishop’s Residence, Infanta, 4336 Quezon, Philippines

Phone: (042)535-2163

Present Prelates

Bishop-Prelate (2014.10.27 – ...):

Bishop Bernardino Cruz Cortez (75)

Ordinaries

Prelates of Infanta (Roman Rite)

Bishop Bernardino Cruz Cortez (75)
(2014.10.27 – ...)

Bishop-Prelate of Infanta (Philippines)

In omnibus caritas

Born:	1949.07.03 (Baclaran, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1974.06.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.08.20

Priest of San Pablo (Philippines) (1974.06.23 – 2004.05.31)

Titular Bishop of Bladia (2004.05.31 – 2014.10.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines) (2004.05.31 – 2014.10.27)

Bishop-Prelate of Infanta (Philippines) (2014.10.27 – ...)

Bishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. (78) (later Archbishop)
(2003.06.28 – 2012.09.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Caceres (Philippines)

Christi sumus

Born:	1946.07.22 (Kawit-Cavite, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1974.04.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.12.29

Titular Bishop of Vulturara (1994.11.15 – 1996.12.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines) (1994.11.15 – 1996.12.14)

Bishop of Malolos (Philippines) (1996.12.14 – 2003.06.28)

Bishop-Prelate of Infanta (Philippines) (2003.06.28 – 2012.09.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Caceres (Philippines) (2012.09.08 – 2024.02.22)

Bishop Julio Xavier Labayen, O.C.D.
(1966.07.26 – 2003.06.28)

Dominus est

Born:	1926.07.23 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1955.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.09.08
Died:	2016.04.27 († 89)

Titular Bishop of Sinnuara (1966.07.26 – 1978.02.18)

Bishop-Prelate of Infanta (Philippines) (1966.07.26 – 2003.06.28)

Bishop Patrick Shanley, O.C.D.
(1953.02.17 – 1960)

Born:	1896.05.04 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1930.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1953.03.17
Died:	1970.01.02 († 73)

Bishop-Prelate of Infanta (Philippines) (1953.02.17 – 1960)

Titular Bishop of Sophene (1953.02.17 – 1970.01.02)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Divine Infant Jesus of Prague and St. Mark the Evangelist, Infanta, Quezon, Calabarzon
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (20)

San Pablo (↙), Antipolo (←), Malolos (←), Cabanatuan (↖), Bayombong (↑), Gumaca (↘), Lucena (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,189 km²

Population: 373,000 Catholics (76.9% of 485,240 total)

Pastoral Centres: 19 parishes

Personnel: 64 priests (25 diocesan, 39 religious), 140 religious (73 brothers, 67 sisters), 10 seminarians