Rufino Sescon
Rufino Coronel Sescon Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bishop of Balanga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Church | Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Province | San Fernando | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| See | Balanga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | December 3, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | March 1, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Ruperto Santos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Incumbent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | September 19, 1998 by Jaime Sin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | February 25, 2025 by Socrates Villegas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Rufino Coronel Sescon, Jr. April 20, 1972 Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | Gratia (Latin for 'Grace') | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of Rufino C. Sescon, Jr. | |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Rufino "Jun" Coronel Sescon Jr. OP (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 in 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.
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.