Francisco Mendoza de Leon
| The Most Reverend Francisco Mendoza de León D.D. | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo | |
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De Leon in 2025
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Province | Manila |
| Diocese | Antipolo |
| See | Antipolo |
| Appointed | November 22, 2015 (Coadjutor) |
| Installed | September 10, 2016 |
| Retired | May 24, 2023 |
| Predecessor | Gabriel Villaruz Reyes |
| Successor | Ruperto Cruz Santos |
| Previous posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Antipolo (2007–2016) Apostolic Administrator of Kalookan (2013–2015) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 28, 1975 by Jaime Lachica Sin |
| Consecration | September 1, 2007 by Gaudencio Rosales |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1947 La Huerta, Parañaque, Rizal, Philippines |
| Motto | Jesu, in te confido (Latin for 'Jesus, I trust in You') |
| Ordination history | |
| History Priestly ordination Ordained by Jaime Lachica Sin Date June 28, 1975 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Gaudencio Rosales Co-consecrators Socrates Villegas Gabriel Villaruz Reyes Date September 1, 2007 Place Manila Cathedral | |
| Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Francisco Mendoza de Leon as principal consecrator Nolly C. Buco September 8, 2018 | |
| Styles | |
| Reference style | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Francisco Mendoza de León (born June 11, 1947), is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Antipolo from 2016 to 2023.[1]
Biography
De León was born June 11, 1947, in La Huerta, Parañaque, Philippines.[2] He studied philosophy at Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary and theology at San Carlos Seminary. He was ordained a priest on June 28, 1975, by Manila Archbishop Jaime Sin.
He served as an assistant parish priest of Santa Clara de Montefalco Parish in Pasay for two years before he was appointed director of studies, then prefect of discipline and finally rector at Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary. He was later named as rector of San Carlos Seminary from 1986 to 1991. He was the parish priest of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Makati from 1991 to 1993, Holy Eucharist Parish in Moonwalk, Parañaque from 1993 to 1998, and Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Mandaluyong in 2001.[3] He became rector of San Carlos Seminary once again from 1998 to 2001.
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 Rosales, the Cardinal-Archbishop of Manila; the co-consecrators were Socrates Villegas, Bishop of Balanga, and Gabriel V. Reyes, Bishop of Antipolo.[1]
On January 25, 2013, Bishop de León was appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Kalookan after the resignation of Deogracias Iñiguez Jr. due to his health condition.
On November 22, 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Coadjutor Bishop of Antipolo after serving as auxiliary bishop for almost eight years. He succeeded Gabriel V. Reyes as Bishop of Antipolo on September 9, 2016, upon Reyes's retirement. De Leon was installed the following day.[4]
After turning 75 in 2022, de León submitted his resignation as Bishop of Antipolo as required by canon law. On May 24, 2023, Pope Francis accepted de León's resignation and appointed Ruperto Santos as his successor.[5]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francisco Mendoza de Leon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
- Back to citation "Diocese of Antipolo". Claretion Communications Foundation. May 24, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- Back to citation "Pope makes two appointments in the Philippines". Vatican Radio. November 21, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- Back to citation "New bishop of Antipolo installed". SunStar. September 10, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- Back to citation "Pope Francis accepts resignation of Antipolo bishop, appoints successor". CBCP News. May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
External links
- Media related to Francisco Mendoza de Leon at Wikimedia Commons