Rufino Sescon
Rufino C. 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 'Everything is a grace'; Romans 4:16 and St. Thérèse of Lisieux) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Bishop of Balanga, having been appointed by Pope Francis in 2024.
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.