Rolando Tria Tirona


Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona

Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Cáceres
Portrait as Archbishop of Caceres
SeeCáceres
AppointedSeptember 8, 2012
InstalledNovember 14, 2012
RetiredFebruary 22, 2024
PredecessorLeonardo Z. Legaspi
SuccessorRex Andrew C. Alarcón
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationApril 21, 1974
by Anastasio Cardinal Ballestrero
ConsecrationDecember 29, 1994
by Jaime Cardinal Sin
Personal details
Born
Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona

(1946-07-22) July 22, 1946
Kawit, Cavite, Philippines
DenominationRoman Catholic
EducationCentro Escolar University
Alma materSan Beda University
MottoChristi Sumus
('We Belong to Christ', Romans 14:8)
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byCardinal Anastasio Ballestrero
DateApril 21, 1974
PlaceTeresianum, Rome
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorCardinal Jaime Sin
Co-consecratorsJulio Labayen
Teodoro Buhain Jr.
DateDecember 29, 1994
PlaceManila Cathedral
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Rolando Tria Tirona as principal consecrator
Rex Andrew C. AlarconMarch 19, 2019
Luisito A. OccianoJune 21, 2024
Styles
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, OCD (born July 22, 1946), is a prelate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Cáceres in Naga, Philippines, serving from 2012 to 2024. Appointed to succeed the retiring Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi, Tirona resigned on May 2, 2024 and made Rex Andrew Alarcón, then Bishop of Daet, as his successor. Until Alarcón’s installation, Tirona continued to serve as the archdiocese's archbishop as Apostolic Administrator.