(1st UPDATE) Father Jun Sescon, who was a longtime chaplain of Greenbelt Chapel, once served as private secretary to the late Manila archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin
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MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis named Father Rufino “Jun” Sescon Jr., rector of Quiapo Church, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Balanga in Bataan., whom the Pope named bishop of Antipolo in April 2023, according to an announcement by the Vatican past 7 pm on Tuesday, December 3. Born in Manila on April 20, 1972, he received his philosophy and theology training at San Carlos Seminary. He also obtained master’s degrees in the two disciplines from the same institution.Sescon, who was a longtime chaplain of Greenbelt Chapel in an upscale Makati City mall, served as private secretary to the late Manila archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin from 2001 to 2005.
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