Rolando Tirona
| The Most Reverend Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona O.C.D. | |
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| Archbishop of Caceres | |
| See | Caceres |
| Installed | September 8, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Leonardo Legaspi |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Other posts |
Auxillary Bishop of Manila, Prelate of Infanta, Bishop of Malolos |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 April 1974 |
| Consecration | 15 November 1994 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 22, 1946 Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Archbishop's Palace, Elias Angeles Street, Naga City, Camarines Sur |
| Occupation | Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres |
| Motto | CHRISTI SUMUS (lit. We Belong to Christ) |
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| Styles of Rolando Joven Tria Tirona | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D., (born July 22, 1946 in Sampaloc, Manila), is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the Archbishop of Caceres in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines.[1] He was appointed to succeed the retiring Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi of Caceres.
Biography
Tria Tirona 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 on 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.[4]
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 Naga, also known as the Queen City of Southern Luzon.
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Cirilo R. Almario |
Bishop of Malolos December 14, 1996 – June 28, 2003 |
Succeeded by Jose Oliveros |
| Preceded by Julio Xavier Labayen |
Prelate of Infanta June 28, 2003 – September 8, 2012 |
Succeeded by Bernardino C. Cortez |
| Preceded by Leonardo Legaspi |
Archbishop of Caceres September 8, 2012 - Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
