Rolando Tirona

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The Most Reverend

Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona

O.C.D., D.D.
Archbishop of Caceres
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Tirona in 2020
SeeCaceres
Installed22 November 2012
PredecessorLeonardo Legaspi, O.P., D.D.
Successorincumbent
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Manila,
Prelate of Infanta,
Bishop of Malolos
Orders
Ordination21 April 1974
Consecration15 November 1994
by Most Rev. Jaime L. Cardinal Sin, DD
Personal details
Born (1946-07-22) July 22, 1946 (age 75)
Kawit, Cavite, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceArchbishop's Palace, Elias Angeles Street, Naga City, Camarines Sur
MottoCHRISTI SUMUS (lit. 'We Belong to Christ')
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Styles of
Rolando Joven Tria Tirona
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Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop
Ordination history of
Rolando Tirona
History
Priestly ordination
Date21 April 1974
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorMost Rev. Jaime L. Cardinal Sin, D.D.
Co-consecratorsMost Rev. Julio Xavier Labayen, O.C.D. D.D.
Most Rev. Teodoro Javier Buhain, Jr., D.D.
Date29 December 1994
PlaceManila Cathedral
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Rolando Tirona as principal consecrator
Most Rev. Rex Andrew C. Alarcon, D.D.19 March 2019

Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D., D.D. (born July 22, 1946), is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the Archbishop of Caceres in Naga, Philippines.[1] He was appointed to succeed the retiring Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi of Caceres.

Biography[]

Archbishop Rolando Tirona was Born on July 22, 1946 in Kawit, he finished his elementary and secondary education at Centro Escolar University in 1952 and 1958. He completed a degree in political science at San Beda College before he entered San Carlos Seminary in Makati to finish philosophy in 1968.[2] He entered Carmel on August 15, 1964 and solemnly professed vows on February 10, 1968. He was ordained priest on April 21, 1974 in Rome. He was ordained as bishop on December 29, 1994 at the Manila Cathedral.

He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Manila from 1994 to 1996. He was appointed apostolic administrator of Malolos in January 1996 and served as Bishop the Diocese of Malolos from 1996 to 2003. He became the Bishop of Infanta in Quezon province for nine years (2003 – 2012).[3]

Archbishop of Caceres[]

On September 8, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI elevated Tirona to Archbishop of Caceres, replacing the retiring Leonardo Legaspi.[2]

The Archdiocese of Cáceres is a Metropolitan See that comprises the Bicol region, while directly overseeing the third, fourth and fifth congressional districts of Camarines Sur and is centered in Naga. The Archdiocese, having been founded in 1595 in the Royal City of Nueva Caceres (modern-day Naga), is considered one of the oldest in the Philippines with Cebu, Segovia and Manila, and once had jurisdiction that stretched from Samar in the south to Isabela Province in the north. The seat of the Archdiocese is in Pilgrim City of Naga.

References[]

  1. ^ "Pope appoints Infanta bishop to Caceres: First Carmelite Prelate in the Archdiocese".
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Jr, Juan Escandor. "CamSur has new bishop". newsinfo.inquirer.net.
  3. ^ "Rome Appoints Tirona New Archbishop of Caceres". September 10, 2012.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Cirilo R. Almario 		Bishop of Malolos
1996–2003 		Succeeded by
Jose Oliveros
Preceded by
Julio Xavier Labayen 		Prelate of Infanta
2003–2012 		Succeeded by
Bernardino C. Cortez
Preceded by
Leonardo Legaspi 		Archbishop of Caceres
2012–present 		Incumbent
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