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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...
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...
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...
Ardiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan
URL: http://rcald.org
The Diocese of Lingayen was erected on May 19, 1928, comprising the entire province of Pangasinan. In 1954, because of the destruction brought on Lingayen by World War 11, the See was transferred to Dagupan, and the diocese is now known as the Diocese of Lingayen Dagupan. On January 12,1985 the western part of Pangasinan was made the Diocese of Alaminos, and the eastern part the Diocese of Urdaneta,...
Archdiocese of Davao
URL: http://daditama.net/davao
The Prelature Nullius of Davao was established on December 17, 1949. It was elevated into a diocese on July 11, 1966, and into an archdiocese on June 29, 1970. The archdiocese comprises the city of Davao, Samal island, and the municipality of Talicud in Davao del Norte. It has under its jurisdiction the suffragan Dioceses of Digos, Tagum, and Mati – three towns that are now the capital cities...
Archdiocese of Cotabato
URL: http://www.archdioceseofcotabato.com
On August 11, 1950, while the Cotabatos were still one province with Cotabato City as the capital, the Prelature of Cotabato was established, coming under the jurisdiction of Cagayan de Oro. When it was elevated to a diocese in 1976 it remained a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro. After the subdivision of the Cotabatos, the Prelature of Marbel was established in Cotabato del Sur. On November...
Diocese of Daet
On May 27, 1974 the Diocese of Daet was born and became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caceres. The Most Reverend Celestino Enverga was installed as its first bishop. The diocese comprises the civil province of Camarines Norte composed of 12 towns and 316 barangays. Land area covered is 2,112 square kilometers, holding a population of 400,676 of which 96 per cent are Catholics. Its titular patron...
Archdiocese of Caceres
URL: http://www.caceres-naga.org
The Archdiocese of Caceres is one of the oldest dioceses in the Philippines. Established in 1595 by Pope Clement VIII with Cebu and Nueva Segovia when Manila was elevated to an Archbishopric. It originally included the entire Bicol Region, the Provinces of Quezon, Batangas, up until Palanan, Isabela in the North. Elevated to an Archdiocese in 1951, Caceres is the Metropolitan See with the Dioceses...
Archdiocese of Cebu
URL: http://www.cebuarchdiocese.org
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu is one of the ecclesiastical provinces of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines that is composed of the entire civil province of Cebu (Cebu and the nearby islands of Mactan, Bantayan, and Camotes). The dioceses of Tagbilaran and Talibon in Bohol, the diocese of Dumaguete in Negros Oriental, and the diocese of Maasin in Southern Leyte are its suffragans. The...
Archdiocese of Manila
URL: http://rcam.org
The Archdiocese of Manila is considered as the primal see of the Philippines. The original Diocese of Manila was canonically erected on February 6, 1579 encompassing all of the Spanish colonies in Asia. It was a suffragan of Mexico. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese on August 14, 1595. Over the course of Philippines history and the growth of Catholicism in the region, the Archdiocese of Manila...
