Apostolic Vicariate Puerto Princesa
| Apostolic Vicariate Puerto Princesa | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Apostolic Vicar | Socrates Mesiona |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Pedro Arigo |
| founding | 1955 |
| surface | 8,552 km² |
| Parishes | 29 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 707,445 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 486,592 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 68.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 38 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 24 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,848 |
| Friars | 27 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 58 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English Filipino |
| cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net/puerto |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa ( lat. : Vicariatus apostolicus Portus Principis in Philippins ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Puerto Princesa .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate Puerto Princesa was established on April 10, 1910 by Pope Pius X from cession of territory of the Diocese of Jaro as the Apostolic Prefecture of Palawan . On July 3, 1955, the Apostolic Prefecture Palawan was by Pope Pius XII. raised to the apostolic vicariate. The Apostolic Vicariate of Palawan gave up parts of its territory on May 13, 2002 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate Taytay and was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Puerto Princesa .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Palawan
- Vittoriano Romàn Zárate di San Giuseppe OAR , 1911-1938
- Leandro Nieto y Bolandier OAR, 1938-1953
- Gregorio Espiga e Infante OAR, 1954-1955
Vicars Apostolic of Palawan
- Gregorio Espiga e Infante OAR, 1955-1987
- Francisco Capiral San Diego , 1987–1995, then Bishop of San Pablo
- Pedro Arigo , 1996-2002
Vicars Apostolic of Puerto Princesa
- Pedro Arigo, 2002-2016
- Socrates Mesiona , since 2016