This biographical article is written like a résumé. (September 2021) |
Emilio Z. Marquez | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Lucena | |
Province | Lipa |
See | Lucena |
Appointed | May 4, 2002 |
Installed | November 4, 2003 |
Term ended | July 29, 2017 |
Predecessor | Ruben T. Profugo |
Successor | Mel Rey Uy |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Gumaca (1984-2002) |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 6, 1964 by Most Rev. Alfredo Obviar |
Consecration | January 29, 1985 by Most Rev. Bruno Torpigliani |
Personal details | |
Born | Emilio Zurbano Marquez May 28, 1941 |
Nationality | Filipino |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Education | Mount Carmel Seminary, Sariaya, Quezon UST Central Seminary, Lucena City Faculdad Teologica del Norte de España, Burgos, Spain Angelicum University, Rome, Italy Lateran University, Rome, Italy |
Motto | "Nomen Domini Invocabo" (I will call on the name of the Lord)[1] |
Emilio Z. Marquez is the former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena. He previously served as the first Bishop of Gumaca in Quezon province from January 29, 1985 until his appointment as Coadjutor Bishop of Lucena and Apostolic Administrator of Gumaca on May 4, 2002. After the resignation of Bishop Bishop Ruben T. Profugo in 2003, Bishop Marquez was installed as the fourth Bishop of Lucena on November 4, 2003.[2][3] He is also the Chairman & CEO of Mount Carmel Diocesan General Hospital in Lucena City, Quezon. He later retired as Bishop of Lucena and was succeeded by Fr. Mel Rey Uy, the economer of Romblon Diocese, on July 29, 2017.[4]