Marcelino Antonio Maralit

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Malabanan and the surname or paternal family name is Maralit.

The Most Reverend Marcelino Antonio Maralit, Jr. DD
Bishop of San Pablo
Official portrait as Bishop of Boac
Church	Catholic Church
Province	Manila
See	San Pablo
Appointed	September 21, 2024
Installed	November 21, 2024
Predecessor	Buenaventura Famadico
Successor	Incumbent
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Boac (2015–2024)
Orders
Ordination	March 13, 1995
Consecration	March 13, 2015 by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales
Personal details
Born	Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit, Jr. (1969-05-18) May 18, 1969 (age 55) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Education	Saint Francis de Sales Minor Seminary, Lipa, Batangas
Motto	Fiat Mihi Secundum Verbum Tuum (Be it done unto me according to thy word, Luke 1:38)
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Gaudencio B. Rosales Date March 13, 1995 Place San Sebastian Cathedral, Lipa City Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, (Archbishop Emeritus of Manila) Co-consecrators Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle (Manila) Ramon Arguelles (Lipa) Giuseppe Pinto (Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Date March 13, 2015 Place San Sebastian Cathedral, Lipa City

Styles of Marcelino Antonio Maralit, Jr.
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Marcelino Antonio "Junie" Malabanan Maralit, Jr. (born May 18, 1969) is a Filipino prelate who currently serves as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo since November 21, 2024.

Education

Maralit 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

Maralit 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

Maralit 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 canonical installation was held on November 21, 2024 at the Saint Paul the First Hermit Cathedral in the Diocese of San Pablo,[4] presided over by Cardinal Jose Advincula, the Archbishop of Manila and Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara, the Apostolic Administrator of San Pablo.[5]

External links

• Bishop Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit Catholic-Hierarchy.org

References

1. "Bishop Marcelino Antonio Maralit". UCA News. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
2. "Bishop Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
3. "Pope Francis gives new bishop to Laguna, plucks him from Marinduque". Rappler. September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
4. Lagarde, Roy (November 21, 2024). "Laguna's new bishop veers into 'relationships' in the face of challenges ahead". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
5. "San Pablo diocese to install new bishop on Nov. 21". CBCP News. September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Reynaldo Evangelista	Roman Catholic Bishop of Boac 2015–2024	Sede vacante
Preceded by Buenaventura Famadico	Roman Catholic Bishop of San Pablo 2024-present	Incumbent