Oscar Jaime Florencio
| The Most Reverend Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio | |
|---|---|
| Military Ordinary of the Philippines | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Military Ordinariate of the Philippines |
| See | Military Ordinariate of the Philippines |
| Appointed | March 2, 2019 |
| Installed | April 3, 2019 |
| Predecessor | Leopoldo Tumulak |
| Previous posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (2015–2019) Titular Bishop of Lestrona (2015–2019) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 3, 1990 |
| Consecration | September 4, 2015 by John F. Du |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1966 Capoocan, Leyte, Philippines |
| Motto | Fiat misericordia tua (Latin for 'Let Your mercy be upon us') |
| Ordination history | |
| History Priestly ordination Date April 3, 1990 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator John F. Du Co-consecrators Giuseppe Pinto José S. Palma Date September 4, 2015 Place Palo Cathedral | |
| Styles | |
| File:Coat of arms of Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio (Military Ordinariate).svg | |
| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio (born February 5, 1966) is a Catholic bishop and the current bishop of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines.[1]
Biography
Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio was ordained a priest on April 3, 1990. He studied Philosophy at the Sacred Heart Seminary, in Palo, and Theology at the University of Santo Tomas, in Manila. He earned the Doctorate in Theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in 1999.[2]
On July 3, 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu and Titular Bishop of Lestrona. He was consecrated bishop on September 4, 2015 by John Forrosuelo Du, Archbishop of Palo. Co-consecrators were Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nunciature to the Philippines; and Jose Serofia Palma, Archbishop of Cebu.[3] He was previously rector and at the same time a theology professor of St. John the Evangelist School of Theology.
On July 5, 2017, the Pope named Florencio as the apostolic administrator of the Military Ordinariate Philippines (MOP) after the demise of Most. Rev. Leopoldo S. Tumulak, D.D., its sixth bishop.[1] The MOP serves as a personal diocese for the men and women of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, the Philippine Coast Guard, the Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.[4] He was eventually appointed the seventh bishop of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines.[5]
On March 9, 2024, Florencio strongly objected to use of semi-automatic firearms for civilians (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act): “Personally, I would not want to have our civilians be allowed to possess semi-automatic rifles or any rifles for that matter.”[6]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Mayol, Ador Vincent S. "Auxiliary Bishop Florencio is Catholic Church's man in AFP, PNP diocese". Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- Back to citation "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- Back to citation Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio retrieved November 7, 2015
- Back to citation "Military Ordinariate of the Philippines". www.cbcponline.net. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- Back to citation Punay, Edu. "Pope names new military bishop". Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- Back to citation "Military bishop frowns on approval of semi-automatic firearms for civilians". SunStar. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
External links
- Quotations related to Oscar Jaime Florencio at Wikiquote
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