Borongan diocese
| Borongan diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Palo |
| Diocesan bishop | Crispin Barrete Varquez |
| Vicar General | Lope Robredillo |
| surface | 4,339 km² |
| Parishes | 30 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 442,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 414,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 93.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 52 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,263 |
| Friars | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 33 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan ( lat. : Dioecesis Boronganensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Borongan .
history
The Diocese of Borongan was on October 22nd, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Quod sacri Calbayogani from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Calbayog and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cebu as a suffragan . On December 5, 1974, the Borongan diocese gave parts of its territory to establish the Catarman diocese . The Borongan diocese was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Palo as a suffragan on November 15, 1982 .
The Borongan diocese includes the Eastern Samar province .
Bishops of Borongan
- Vicente Reyes , 1961–1967, then Bishop of Cabanatuan
- Godofredo Pedernal Pisig , 1968–1976
- Sincero Barcenilla Lucero , 1977–1979, then Bishop of Calbayog
- Nestor Celestial Cariño , 1980-1986
- Leonardo Yuzon Medroso , 1986-2006, then Bishop of Tagbilaran
- Crispin Barrete Varquez , since 2007