Marcelino Antonio "Junie" Malabanan Maralit, Jr. (born May 18, 1969) is a Filipino prelate who currently serves as the bishop of Boac since March 17, 2015, and bishop-elect of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo and apostolic administrator of the former diocese since September 21, 2024.
Marcelino Antonio Maralit, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bishop-elect of San Pablo Bishop and Apostolic Administrator of Boac | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Official portrait as Bishop of Boac | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Province | Lipa (as Bishop and Apostolic Administrator of Boac) Manila (as Bishop-elect of San Pablo) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| See | Boac (as Bishop and Apostolic Administrator) San Pablo (as Bishop-elect) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | December 31, 2014 (Bishop of Boac) September 21, 2024 (Bishop of San Pablo and Apostolic Administrator of Boac) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | November 21, 2024 (as Bishop of San Pablo) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Reynaldo Evangelista (Bishop and Apostolic Administrator of Boac) Buenaventura Famadico (Bishop of San Pablo) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Incumbent | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | March 13, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | March 13, 2015 by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit, Jr. May 18, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | Fiat Mihi Secundum Verbum Tuum (Be it done unto me according to thy word, Luke 1:38) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coat of arms | .svg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of Marcelino Antonio Maralit, Jr. | |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Education
editMaralit attended Canossa Academy for his primary elementary education from 1976 to 1979, and then transferred to De La Salle Lipa for his intermediate elementary education from 1979 to 1981. He attended St. Francis de Sales Minor Seminary in Lipa, Batangas for his high school education from 1981 to 1985.
Following high school, he pursued a degree in Philosophy at St. Francis de Sales Major Seminary in Lipa from 1985 to 1989. He then continued his studies in Sacred Theology at the Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, from 1989 to 1994. He furthered his education with postgraduate studies, focusing on Licentiate and Doctorate courses in Ecclesiastical History at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, Italy, from 1999 to 2003.[1]
Priesthood
editMaralit was ordained a priest on March 13, 1995 at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa.[2] He first served as parochial vicar of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church in Bauan, Batangas from 1995 to 1996 and concurrently as a professor at St. Francis de Sales Major Seminary in Lipa until 1999. He became Assistant Director of Archdiocesan Commission on Vocation from 1996 to 1998, and Director from 1998 to 1999. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a professor, priest, formator, vice chancellor, and Dean of Studies at St. Francis de Sales Theological Seminary, where he also chaired the Construction Committee from 2006 onwards. He became the Rector of the seminary in 2009, serving until 2013. He then served as the parochial vicar of the Parish of Santo Niño de Lipa in Barangay Marawoy, Lipa, from 2011 to 2013. In 2013, he became the parish priest of Invencion de la Santa Cruz Parish in Alitagtag, Batangas, and was appointed member of the Council of Priests of the Archdiocese of Lipa.[1]
Ordinations
editMaralit was eventually appointed as the Bishop of Boac on December 31, 2014. On March 13, 2015, he was ordained as bishop by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, the Archbishop Emeritus of Manila at the San Sebastian Cathedral in Lipa, coinciding with his 20th sacerdotal anniversary. He was installed as Bishop of Boac on March 17, 2015, succeeding Reynaldo Evangelista, who was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Imus.[2]
On September 21, 2024, Pope Francis appointed him as the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo, succeeding Buenaventura Famadico, who resigned exactly a year prior due to health reasons.[3] His installation date is to be set on November 21, 2024.[4]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Bishop Marcelino Antonio Maralit". UCA News. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "Bishop Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Pope Francis gives new bishop to Laguna, plucks him from Marinduque". Rappler. September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "San Pablo diocese to install new bishop on Nov. 21". CBCP News. September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.