Francisco Mendoza de Leon
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Francisco Mendoza de León | |
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| Bishop of Antipolo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Antipolo |
| See | National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage |
| Installed | September 10, 2016 |
| Predecessor | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 28, 1975 by Jaime Lachica Sin |
| Consecration | September 1, 2007 by Gaudencio Borbón Rosales Sócrates Buenaventura Villegas (co-consecrator) (co-consecrator) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1947 La Huerta, Parañaque, Philippines |
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| Motto | JESU, IN TE CONFIDO |
| Coat of arms |  |
Francisco Mendoza de León, D.D. (born June 11, 1947) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church and bishop of the Diocese of Antipolo.[1]
Biography[]
De León was born June 11, 1947, in La Huerta, Parañaque, Philippines.[2] He was ordained a priest on June 28, 1975, by Manila Cardinal-Archbishop Jaime Lachica Sin.
On June 27, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Antipolo and Titular Bishop of Boseta. He was consecrated on September 1, 2007, by Gaudencio Borbón Rosales, the Cardinal-Archbishop of Manila; the co-consecrators were Sócrates Buenaventura Villegas, Bishop of Balanga, and , Bishop of Antipolo.[1]
On January 25, 2013, after the resignation of the Most Rev. Deogracias Iñiguez Jr., due to his health condition, Bishop de León was appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Kalookan
On November 22, 2015, Pope Francis, appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of Antipolo after serving as auxiliary bishop for almost eight years. He succeeded Reyes as Bishop of Antipolo on September 10, 2016, upon the Reyes' retirement.
References[]
- ^ a b Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Mendoza de Leon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
- ^ "Diocese of Antipolo". Claretion Communications Foundation. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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