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Jesse Mercado

Bishop of Parañaque
SeeParañaque
AppointedDecember 7, 2002
InstalledJanuary 28, 2003
Previous post(s)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (1997–2002)
  • Titular Bishop of Talaptula (1997–2002)
Orders
OrdinationMarch 19, 1977
by Jaime Sin
ConsecrationMarch 31, 1997
by Jaime Sin
Personal details
Born
Jesse Eugenio Mercado

(1951-06-06) June 6, 1951 (age 73)
Caloocan, Rizal, Philippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoConfirma Fratres Tuos
('Strengthen your Brethren', Luke 22:32)
Coat of armsJesse Mercado's coat of arms
Styles of
Jesse Mercado
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Jesse Eugenio Mercado (born June 6, 1951) is the first bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Parañaque.

Biography

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Mercado was born on June 6, 1951, in Caloocan. He studied at St. Joseph School and completed his philosophical and theological formation at the Jesuit-run San Jose Seminary. After becoming a priest, he took his licentiate in theology at the Angelicum in Rome (1981–1984).

He was ordained to the priesthood on March 19, 1977, for the Archdiocese of Manila. There, he served as assistant parish priest of San Isidro Labrador Parish in Pasay (1977), spiritual director at the San Pablo Regional Seminary (1977–1979), director of the Pre-College Department of the San Carlos Seminary (1979–1981), professor of theology at the San Carlos Seminary (1985–1988), rector of the Holy Apostles Seminary (1988–1994), and rector of the Pontificio Collegio Filippino (1994–1997).

He was named titular bishop of Talaptula and auxiliary bishop of Manila on February 25, 1997, and was ordained on March 31 of the same year.[1] He was appointed as the first bishop of the Diocese of Parañaque on 7 December 2002 and formally installed on 28 January 2003.

References

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  1. ^ "RINUNCE E NOMINE". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-04-17.


Catholic Church titles
New title Bishop of Parañaque
2024-present
Incumbent