Dave Dean Capucao

Dave Dean Capucao (born September 25, 1965) is a Filipino Catholic prelate who serves as the fifth Prelate of Infanta in the province of Quezon in the Philippines.

Early life and education Dave Dean Capucao was born on September 25, 1965, in Naga, Camarines Sur in the Philippines. After joining the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM), he studied philosophy at Saint Louis University in Baguio, followed by theology at Maryhill School of Theology in Quezon City. where he earned a master's degree in intercultural and interreligious theology in 2002.

He earned a doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) doctorate in sacred theology (SThD) at Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium and a PhD at Radboud University Nijmegen. Following his ordination, he served as parish priest of Nuestra Señora de Salvacion in Casiguran, Aurora, a post he maintained until 2000.