Emilio Z. Marquez
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| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = Emilio Z. Marquez
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| title = Bishop Emeritus of Lucena
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| province = Lipa
| see = Lucena
| elected =
| appointed = May 4, 2002
| term_start = November 4, 2003
| term_end = July 29, 2017
| predecessor = Ruben T. Profugo
| successor = Mel Rey Uy
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| ordination = June 6, 1964
| ordained_by = Most Rev. Alfredo Obviar
| consecration = January 29, 1985
| consecrated_by = Most Rev. Bruno Torpigliani
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| birth_name = Emilio Zurbano Marquez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|5|28}}
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| nationality = Filipino
| religion = Roman Catholic
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| previous_post = Co-Adjutor Bishop of Lucena (2002-2003)
Bishop of Gumaca (1984-2002)
| 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
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| motto = "Nomen Domini Invocabo" (I will call on the name of the Lord){{cite news|last1=Sison|first1=Heny|title=A sacred banquet|url=http://www.philstar.com/sunday-life/555202/sacred-banquet|accessdate=28 June 2016|agency=The Philippine Star|date=March 7, 2010}}
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Emilio Zurbano Marquez is a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the fourth bishop of 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.{{Cite web|url=http://dioceseoflucena.com/index.php/diocese/our-bishop| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200207214247/http://dioceseoflucena.com/index.php/diocese/our-bishop |archive-date=February 7, 2020 | title = Our Bishop|accessdate = February 5, 2025|work=Diocese of Lucena}} He was also the chairman and CEO of Mount Carmel Diocesan General Hospital in Lucena City, Quezon. Marquez retired as Bishop of Lucena on July 29, 2017, upon reaching the canonical retirement age of 75. Pope Francis accepted his resignation and appointed Bishop Mel Rey Uy, then the economer of the Diocese of Romblon, as his successor.{{cite web|url=http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/07/29/pope_appoints_new_bishop_in_lucena,_philippines/1327690|title = Pope appoints new bishop in Lucena, Philippines}}
Early life and education
Marquez was born on May 28, 1941, in Lopez, Quezon. He completed his elementary education at Lopez Elementary School and attended high school at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seminary in Tayabas, Quezon. He pursued philosophical and theological studies at the University of Santo Tomas Central Seminary in Manila. Furthering his education, he undertook postgraduate studies in theology at the Universidad Teológica del Norte de España in Burgos, Spain, and at the Angelicum University in Rome, Italy. He also obtained a Licentiate in Canon Law from the Lateran University in Rome.{{cite web|url = http://cbcpwebsite.com/Bishops2/marquez.html|title = MOST REV. EMILIO Z. MARQUEZ, D.D.|accessdate = June 28, 2016|work=Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101193822/http://cbcpwebsite.com/Bishops2/marquez.html |archive-date=January 1, 2019 |url-status=dead}}
Priesthood
Marquez was ordained a priest on June 6, 1964, by Bishop Alfredo Ma. Obviar. He served in various capacities, including as a professor and later vice rector at Mount Carmel Seminary in Sariaya, Quezon. He also held the position of rector at St. Alphonsus School of Theology in Lucena City and served as a parish priest in Pagbilao, Quezon.
Episcopal ministry
On December 15, 1984, Marquez was appointed as the first Bishop of the newly established Diocese of Gumaca and was consecrated on January 29, 1985, by Archbishop Bruno Torpigliani. He served in Gumaca until May 4, 2002, when he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lucena and Apostolic Administrator of Gumaca.{{cite news|title=Pope names Lucena bishop |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2002/05/07/159990/pope-names-lucena-bishop |accessdate=February 5, 2025|agency=The Philippine Star|date=May 7, 2002}}{{cite news |title=Bishop Marquez marks 60 years of priesthood |url=https://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/bishop-marquez-marks-60-years-of-priesthood/ |publisher=CBCP News |date=June 10, 2024 |access-date=February 5, 2025 }}
Following the resignation of Bishop Ruben T. Profugo in 2003, Marquez was installed as the fourth Bishop of Lucena on November 4, 2003.
He was a staunch advocate of social justice and frequently spoke out against illegal gambling and human rights abuses in the province, calling on government officials to implement ethical leadership.{{Cite news|title=Bishops, officials, police block jueteng's return in Quezon|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2007/02/11/384453/bishops-officials-police-block-juetengs-return-quezon|publisher=Philstar|date=February 11, 2007|access-date=February 5, 2025}}{{Cite news|title=Aquino faces 1st big protest|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/474321/aquino-faces-1st-big-protest|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=August 26, 2013|access-date=February 5, 2025}}
He retired on July 29, 2017, and was succeeded by Bishop Mel Rey Uy.
Legacy
References
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{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena|state=collapsed}}
{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumaca|state=collapsed}}
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External links
- [https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmarqe.html Emilio Zurbano Marquez at Catholic-Hierarchy]
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Category:University of Santo Tomas alumni
Category:Pontifical Lateran University alumni
Category:Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas alumni
Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Lucena
Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Gumaca
Category:Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II
Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines