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Archdiocese of Zamboanga
URL: http://www.zamboangaarchdiocese.com
The present jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga includes Zamboanga City, with suffragans in Basilan (Territorial Prelature of Isabela, Basilan), Sulu Archipelago (Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo) and Zamboanga Sibugay (Territorial Prelature of Ipil). It became Mindanao’s first diocese in 1910, and was established as the second archdiocese of Mindanao in 1958. Today the archdiocese covers...
Diocese of Ilagan
URL: http://dioceseofilagan.com
The Diocese of Ilagan was created on January 31, 1970 and canonically erected on May 12, 1970, comprising the civil province of Isabela. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. Its titular patron is St. Ferdinand whose feast the diocese celebrates on May 30. The current bishop is Joseph Amangi Nacua, appointed in 2008. Read More →
Archdiocese of San Fernando
URL: http://www.rcasf.com
The Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga comprises the entire civil province of Pampanga and includes the Dioceses of lba (Zambales), Udac (Tarlac) and Balanga (Bataan) within its metropolitan province as suffragans. It was created a diocese on December 11, 1948, and was elevated to an archdiocese on March 17, 1975. Its titular patron is St. Ferdinand, King, and its secondary patron is Our Lady of...
Diocese of Pagadian
URL: http://pagadiandiocese.org
Created in November 12, 1971, the Diocese of Pagadian is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ozamis. With the ceding of the municipality of Margosatubig of the Ipil Prelature to the Diocese of Pagadian in January of 1995, the diocese now has 24 parishes under its jurisdiction. The pastoral structure of the Diocese of Pagadian is organized into three areas of responsibility: consultative, judicial and...
Diocese of Dipolog
The Diocese of Dipolog was created on Jul 3, 1967, carved out of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga by virtue of the Apostolic Letter “Quantom Prosit” of Pope Paul VI. The territorial jurisdiction of the diocese covers the civil province of Zamboanga del Norte, including the cities of Dipolog and Dapitan, a land area of 7,205 square kilometers. Originally the diocese was a suffragan of the Archdiocese...
Diocese of Pasig
URL: http://dioceseofpasig.co.cc
The Diocese of Pasig comprises Pasig City, Pateros, and Taguig City. It was established by Pope John Paul II on June 26, 2003 by virtue of the Papal Bull Deus Caritas. It was formally inaugurated on August 21, 2003, with the installation of Most Reverend Francisco C. San Diego, DD. as its first bishop. The Immaculate Conception Parish, located in the central vicinity of Pasig, was made the cathedral...
Diocese of Parañaque
URL: http://www.dop.ph
The Diocese of Parañaque comprises the cities of Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Muntinlupa. It was established on December 7, 2002 by Pope John Paul II, who appointed Bishop Jesse Eugenio Mercado, an Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, as its first Bishop. The diocese comprises 47 parishes, one chaplaincy and two shrines: 22 parishes and one shrine in Paranaque; 14 parishes in Las Pinas; and 11 parishes, one...
Diocese of Imus
URL: http://www.karakoljubilee.com
The Diocese of Imus was created on November 12, 1961. It comprises the civil province of Cavite and covers a land area of 1,287 square kilometers. Its titular patron is Nuestra Señora del Pilar. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila. There are 5 vicariates in the diocese, with 41 parishes, 2 quasi-parishes, and 5 pastoral centers. Its current bishop is Most Reverend Luis Antonio...
Diocese of Boac
Created suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lipa, separating from the Mother Diocese of Lucena on 2 April 1977, the Diocese of Boac comprises the whole civil province of Marinduque. It has a total area of 959.2 sq. kms. On 10 May 1978, carried by the effect of the Papal Bull, the Diocese of Boac was canonically erected according to the Decretum Executorium signed by Most. Rev. Bruno Torpigliani, the Apostolic...
Archdiocese of Lipa
The Diocese of Lipa was created on April 10, 1910, separating it from that of Manila. The diocese then covered the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, Marinduque and Mindoro, with Most Reverend Joseph Petrelli, D.D., as the first bishop. On June 20, 1972, Lipa became an Archdiocese and an Ecclesiastical Province by order of the Holy Father, Pope Paul VI. Today the Archdiocese of Lipa is for the...
