Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Infanta

Territorial Prelature of Infanta Praelatura Territorialis Infantensis Prelatura Teritoryal ng Infanta
Divine Infant Jesus of Prague and Saint Mark Parish Church of Infanta
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Municipalities of Infanta, General Nakar, Real, Burdeos, Panukulan, Patnanogan, Jomalig and Polillo Islands in Quezon and Province of Aurora
Ecclesiastical province	Lipa
Metropolitan	Lipa
Statistics
Area	7,189 km2 (2,776 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 445,938 387,966 (87.0%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Infant Jesus of Prague and St Mark the Evangelist in Infanta, Quezon
Current leadership
Bishop	Bernardino 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.

Map of the Prelature

History

• April 25, 1950: Established as the Territorial Prelature of Infanta from the Diocese of Lipa

Leadership

• Prelates of Infanta (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Bernardino Cruz Cortez, D.D. (October 27, 2014 – present)
  • Bishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. (June 28, 2003 – September 8, 2012); elevated to Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres by Pope Benedict XVI
  • Bishop Julio Xavier Labayen, O.C.D. (July 26, 1966 – June 28, 2003)
  • Bishop Patrick Shanley, O.C.D. (February 17, 1953 – 1960)

Jurisdiction

Vicariate of Infant Jesus and Saint Mark (RIN-Llavac)

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

Vicariate of Saint Joseph (Pulo)

• Saint Joseph Shrine - Polillo, Quezon
• Saint Raphael the Archangel 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 (Valley-Ding)

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

Vicariate of Saint Anthony de Padua (DiBiCaDi)

• 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 - Bianoan, Casiguran, Aurora

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Infanta.

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Prelature website