Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila has appointed Fr. Rufino “Jun” Sescon Jr. as the new rector of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, more popularly known as Quiapo Church. Know more:
Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila has appointed Fr. Rufino “Jun” Sescon Jr. as the new rector of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, more popularly known as Quiapo Church.Sescon was the private secretary of Cardinal Jaime Sin. He is currently the chaplain of the Sto. Niño de Paz Chapel, or Greenbelt Chapel, in Makati City since 2005.
Advincula also named Fr. Jonathan Noel Mojica as Quiapo parochial vicar, while its former rector, Msgr. Jose Clemente Ignacio, will serve as attached priest.The cardinal also named Fr. Antonio Wang Yuhang as parochial vicar and vice rector of the National Shrine of Saint Jude Thaddeus, which is close to the Malacañang compound.
Ignacio, the current vicar general of the archdiocese, earlier said that the reshuffling of clergy assignments is scheduled in November.
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