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.
Territorial Prelature of Infanta Praelatura Territorialis Infantensis Prelatura Teritoryal ng Infanta | |
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| Catholic | |
 Infanta Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Northern Quezon Province (Burdeos, General Nakar, Infanta, Jomalig, Panukulan, Patnanungan, Polillo, Real), Aurora |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lipa |
| Metropolitan | Lipa |
| Coordinates | 14°44′50″N 121°38′59″E / 14.74717°N 121.64965°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,189 km2 (2,776 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 512,000 414,000[1] (80.9%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of the Divine Infant Jesus of Prague and St. Mark the Evangelist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Prelate | Bernardino Cruz Cortez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gilbert Garcera |
Prelates edit
| No | Name | In office | Coat of arms |
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| 1. | Patrick Harmon Shanley, OCD† | July 11, 1951 - September 12, 1960 | 
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| 2. | Julio Xavier Labayen, OCD† | June 23, 1961 - June 28, 2003 | 
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| 3. | Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona[2] | June 28, 2003 - September 8, 2012 | .svg)
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| 4. | Bernardino Cruz Cortez | January 23, 2015 – present | 
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References edit
- ^ "Infanta (Catholic Territorial Prelature)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Territorial Prelature of Infanta", UCA News
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External links edit
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