Vicariate Apostolic of Calapan
| Vicariate Apostolic of Calapan | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Apostolic Vicar | Warlito Cajandig y Itcuas |
| Apostolic Administrator | Nestor Adalia |
| surface | 4,238 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 877,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 814,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 92.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 39 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,797 |
| Friars | 20 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 70 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Holy Infant |
| address | Salong, 5200 Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines |
| Website | http://www.cbcponline.net/calapan/ |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Calapanensis ) is in the Philippines located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in Calapan . It includes the Oriental Mindoro Province .
history
Pope Pius XI founded on July 2, 1936 the Apostolic Prefecture Mindoro from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Lipa . On July 12, 1951, she was raised to the Apostolic Vicariate Calapan and lost on January 27, 1983 part of the territory to the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Calapan
- Wilhelm Finnemann SVD (December 4, 1936– October 26, 1942, killed)
- Enrique Ederle SVD (June 21, 1946 - July 12, 1951, resigned) (Henry Ederle)
Vicars Apostolic of Calapan
- Wilhelm Josef Duschak SVD (July 12, 1951 - November 26, 1973, resigned)
- Simeon O. Valerio SVD (November 26, 1973 - September 26, 1988, resigned)
- Warlito Cajandig y Itcuas , since April 17, 1989
See also
Web links
- Entry to Apostolic Vicariate Calapan on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry to Apostolic Vicariate Calapan on gcatholic.org (English)