Diocese of Antipolo
| Diocese of Antipolo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Manila |
| Diocesan bishop | Francisco Mendoza de Leon |
| Auxiliary bishop | Nolly Buco |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Crisostomo Yalung Gabriel Villaruz Reyes |
| founding | 1983 |
| surface | 1,828 km² |
| Parishes | 65 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 3,889,267 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 3,349,711 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 86.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 79 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 85 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 20,425 |
| Friars | 256 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 391 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Website | http://www.dioceseofantipolo.com/ |
Development of membership numbers
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo ( lat. : Dioecesis Antipolensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Antipolo City .
history
The diocese of Antipolo was established on January 24, 1983 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quoniam in recte from cession of territory to the Archdiocese of Manila and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
It covers the eastern part of the Rizal Province .
Bishops of Antipolo
- Protacio Gungon , 1983-2001
- Crisostomo Yalung , 2001-2002
- Gabriel Villaruz Reyes , 2002–2016
- Francisco Mendoza de Leon , since 2016