Diocese of Calbayog
| Diocese of Calbayog | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Palo |
| Diocesan bishop | Isabelo Caiban Abarquez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Ricardo Pido Tancinco |
| surface | 5,591 km² |
| Parishes | 27 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 770.045 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 731,542 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95% |
| Diocesan priest | 72 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,031 |
| Friars | 60 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 32 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul |
| Website | http://dioceseofcalbayog.org |
The Diocese of Calbayog ( lat. : Dioecesis Calbayoganus ) is on the island of Samar in the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Calbayog City . It covers part of the Samar Province .
history
Pope Pius X founded it on April 10, 1910 from cession of territory by the diocese of Cebu and it was subordinated to the archdiocese of Manila as a suffragan diocese.
It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cebu as a suffragan diocese on April 28, 1934 . On November 15, 1982, it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Palo as a suffragan diocese.
It lost parts of its territory to the establishment of various dioceses:
- November 28, 1937 to the diocese of Palo ;
- October 22, 1960 to the Borongan Diocese ;
- December 5, 1974 to the Diocese of Catarman .
Bishops of Calbayog
- Pablo de la Singzon Anunciacion (April 12, 1910– August 9, 1920)
- Sofronio Hacbang y Gaborni (February 22, 1923– April 3, 1937)
- Miguel Acebedo y Flores (December 16, 1937– July 25, 1958)
- Manuel P. Del Rosario (July 25, 1958– December 11, 1961, then Bishop of Malolos )
- Cipriano Urgel y Villahermosa (March 22, 1962– April 12, 1973, then Bishop of Palo)
- Ricardo Pido Tancinco (March 8, 1974– April 21, 1979)
- Sincero Barcenilla Lucero (December 10, 1979– October 11, 1984)
- Maximiano Tuazon Cruz (December 20, 1994-13 January 1999)
- Jose Serofia Palma (January 13, 1999– March 18, 2006, then Archbishop of Palo)
- Isabelo Caiban Abarquez (since January 5, 2007)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Calbayog on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Calbayog on gcatholic.org (English)