Territorial Prelature of Infanta
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The Territorial Prelature of Infanta is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the municipality of Infanta, Quezon
, in the Ecclesiastical province
of Lipa in the Philippines.
Infanta, Quezon
Infanta is a First class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 60,346. It has a land area of 130.1 km², representing 1.5% of the area of Quezon. It is located 144 kilometers northeast of Manila, and 136 kilometers north of...
, in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Lipa in the Philippines.
History
- April 25, 1950: Established as the Territorial Prelature of Infanta from the Diocese of Lipa
Leadership
- Prelates of Infanta (Roman rite)
- Bishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. (June 28, 2003 – present)
- Bishop Julio Xavier Labayen, O.C.D. (July 26, 1966 – June 28, 2003)
- Bishop Patrick Shanley, O.C.D. (February 17, 1953 – 1960)