Mel Rey Uy

{{Short description|Filipino Catholic prelate (born 1968)}} {{Use Philippine English|date=April 2023}}{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Philippine name|Mingoa|Uy}} {{Infobox Christian leader | honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend | name = Mel Rey Uy | honorific-suffix = D.D. | bishop_of = Bishop of Lucena | image = | image_size = | caption = | church = Catholic Church | province = Lipa | see = Lucena | appointed = July 29, 2017 | enthroned = November 8, 2017 | ended = | predecessor = Emilio Z. Marquez | successor = | ordination = May 24, 1994 | consecration = November 8, 2017 | consecrated_by = Cardinal Jose Advincula | other_post = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Bda|1968|1|6}} | birth_place = San Agustin, Romblon, Philippines | death_date = | death_place = | buried = | nationality = Filipino | religion = Catholic Church | alma_mater = St. Pius X Seminary<br>University of Santo Tomas | signature = | motto = "Ut Faciam Voluntatem Eius." "To do his will." | coat_of_arms = Coat of Arms of Mel Rey Uy.svg }} {{infobox bishop styles | name=Mel Rey Uy | dipstyle = {{Bulletedlist|His Excellency|The Most Reverend}} | offstyle = Your Excellency | relstyle = Bishop | image_size = 200px | image=Coat of Arms of Mel Rey Uy.svg }}{{Short description|Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena in the Philippines}} '''Mel Rey Mingoa Uy''' (born January 6, 1968) is the fifth Bishop of Lucena in the Philippines.

Uy was born January 6, 1968, in San Agustin, Romblon. He attended the St. Pius X Seminary in Roxas, Capiz, where he completed his philosophical studies, then the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila, where he completed his theological studies. He later returned to UST to receive a master's degree in philosophy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-07-31 |title=Pope appoints new Bishop in Lucena, Philippines |url=http://www.heraldmalaysia.com/index.php |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Herald Malaysia Online |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620073537/http://www.heraldmalaysia.com/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

Before being appointed the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena in the Philippines, Uy was a priest in the Diocese of Romblon. On July 29, 2017, Pope Francis appointed Uy as Bishop of Lucena, succeeding Emilio Z. Marquez.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Resignations and Appointments, 29.07.2017 |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2017/07/29/170729a.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610203745/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2017/07/29/170729a.html |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |access-date=June 23, 2023 |work=Summary of Bulletin |publisher=Holy See Press Office}}</ref>

In September 2020, Uy led a campaign against the construction of new coal-fired power plants in Quezon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-07 |title=Philippine Diocese, activists oppose coal power plants |url=http://www.heraldmalaysia.com/index.php |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Herald Malaysia Online |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620073537/http://www.heraldmalaysia.com/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

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