Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena (Latin: Dioecesis Lucenensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines with the seat in Lucena City. The Roman Rite Latin Church diocese was erected in 1950 from the Archdiocese of Lipa to become a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese. In 1977, the Diocese of Boac, which covers the parishes in the island-province of Marinduque, was created and separated from Lucena. In 1984, the Diocese of Lucena was further divided with the creation of the Diocese of Gumaca, which covers the municipalities of Quezon province east of Gumaca, Quezon.

Coat of arms of then Prelature of Lucena

Diocese of Lucena Dioecesis Lucenensis Diyosesis ng Lucena
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Central Quezon Province (Agdangan, Atimonan, Candelaria, Dolores, Lucban, Lucena, Mauban, Padre Burgos, Pagbilao, Plaridel, Sampaloc, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tayabas, Tiaong, Unisan)
Ecclesiastical province	Lipa
Metropolitan	Lipa
Coordinates	13°56′9.4″N 121°36′45″E
Statistics
Area	2,334 km2 (901 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 948,093 834,322 (88%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 28, 1950
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of Saint Ferdinand in Lucena
Patron saint	Saint Ferdinand
Secular priests	189+
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Mel Rey M. Uy
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gilbert Garcera
Vicar General	Rev. Fr. Bienvenido Bien G. Lozano[1]
Bishops emeritus	Emilio Z. Marquez
Website
Website of the Diocese of Lucena