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Julio Xavier Labayen
Julio Xavier Lizares Labayen Jr. (July 23, 1926 – April 27, 2016) was a Filipino Catholic prelate. Ordained to the priesthood in 1955 as a Discalced Carmelite, he served as bishop and prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Infanta, Philippines from 1966 until 2003. He was among the first Filipino Discalced Carmelites in the 1950s. He was the first Filipino Discalced Carmelite bishop and the second bishop/prelate of Infanta.
He was a staunch defender of human rights, especially during the years of the Martial Law in the Philippines, being known to be one of the "Magnificent 7" who voiced their opposition to the Marcos regime. In recognition of his efforts against authoritarian rule, his name was inscribed on the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in 2016.
Labayen also served in various capacities in promotion of the welfare and rights of the poor and the marginalized, primarily in his appointment as the first chair of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)'s National Secretariat for Social Action-Justice and Peace (NASSA).
Labayen met Patrick Shanley in 1946, a meeting that led to the eventual entrance to the order. The young man formally entered the Order of Discalced Carmelites on October 15, 1948 (Feast of Santa Teresa de Jesús), with the entrance to the novitiate in Brookline, Massachusetts. Consequently, he received the Carmelite habit on 6 November and took the religious name Xavier.
On November 7, 1948, after a year in the novitiate, he professed simple vows as Brother Xavier of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. His solemn profession of vows took place on May 14, 1953, at Colegio Sta. Teresa in Rome.
As part of his seminary formation, Labayen took the courses needed towards priesthood. In all these, he excelled and finished it with flying colors. He studied philosophy (1949-1952) at Holy Hill, Milwaukee, WI, graduating magna cum laude. He took his theology courses and master's degree in Theology (1952-1957), Teresianum, finishing cum laude.
He was also made to study canon law after his priesthood at Angelicum. He finished his master's degree in canon law, summa cum laude in 1959.
Labayen was ordained on June 4, 1955, in Colegio Sta. Teresa in Rome by Cardinal Adeodato Piazza (who was also a Discalced Carmelite). It was not until four years later that he was able to celebrate his first Solemn High Mass in Bacolod on November 14, 1949. As a priest, he was assigned as assistant parish priest of St. Joseph Parish in Polillo in 1959 then consequently its parish priest the next year. Yet, he will fill another assignment as apostolic administrator of the Prelature of Infanta on June 23, 1961.
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Julio Xavier Labayen
Julio Xavier Lizares Labayen Jr. (July 23, 1926 – April 27, 2016) was a Filipino Catholic prelate. Ordained to the priesthood in 1955 as a Discalced Carmelite, he served as bishop and prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Infanta, Philippines from 1966 until 2003. He was among the first Filipino Discalced Carmelites in the 1950s. He was the first Filipino Discalced Carmelite bishop and the second bishop/prelate of Infanta.
He was a staunch defender of human rights, especially during the years of the Martial Law in the Philippines, being known to be one of the "Magnificent 7" who voiced their opposition to the Marcos regime. In recognition of his efforts against authoritarian rule, his name was inscribed on the Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in 2016.
Labayen also served in various capacities in promotion of the welfare and rights of the poor and the marginalized, primarily in his appointment as the first chair of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)'s National Secretariat for Social Action-Justice and Peace (NASSA).
Labayen met Patrick Shanley in 1946, a meeting that led to the eventual entrance to the order. The young man formally entered the Order of Discalced Carmelites on October 15, 1948 (Feast of Santa Teresa de Jesús), with the entrance to the novitiate in Brookline, Massachusetts. Consequently, he received the Carmelite habit on 6 November and took the religious name Xavier.
On November 7, 1948, after a year in the novitiate, he professed simple vows as Brother Xavier of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. His solemn profession of vows took place on May 14, 1953, at Colegio Sta. Teresa in Rome.
As part of his seminary formation, Labayen took the courses needed towards priesthood. In all these, he excelled and finished it with flying colors. He studied philosophy (1949-1952) at Holy Hill, Milwaukee, WI, graduating magna cum laude. He took his theology courses and master's degree in Theology (1952-1957), Teresianum, finishing cum laude.
He was also made to study canon law after his priesthood at Angelicum. He finished his master's degree in canon law, summa cum laude in 1959.
Labayen was ordained on June 4, 1955, in Colegio Sta. Teresa in Rome by Cardinal Adeodato Piazza (who was also a Discalced Carmelite). It was not until four years later that he was able to celebrate his first Solemn High Mass in Bacolod on November 14, 1949. As a priest, he was assigned as assistant parish priest of St. Joseph Parish in Polillo in 1959 then consequently its parish priest the next year. Yet, he will fill another assignment as apostolic administrator of the Prelature of Infanta on June 23, 1961.