Rufino Sescon
Filipino Catholic prelate (born 1972)
Biography
Rufino "Jun" Coronel Sescon Jr. (born April 20, 1972) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church and a professed member of the Dominican Order. He is the fifth Bishop of Balanga since March 1, 2025, having been appointed by Pope Francis on December 3, 2024 during the diocese's 2-year temporary bishopric of Florentino Lavarias, Archbishop of San Fernando, Pampanga since October 27, 2014, as sede vacante apostolic administrator and succeeded Ruperto Santos who became fifth Bishop of Antipolo on July 22, 2023.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1998, Sescon served as the personal secretary of then-Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jaime Sin. He eventually rose to become one of the Philippines' most prominent preachers throughout his tenure as rector of Quiapo Church. He is also the executive director of the Catholic Mass Media Awards and a member of the Presbyteral Council of the Archdiocese of Manila.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- parson
- Roman Catholic Bishop of Balanga
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