Diocese of Imus
| Diocese of Imus | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Manila |
| Diocesan bishop | Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 1,287 km² |
| Parishes | 87 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 3,706,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 2,965,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 112 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 141 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,719 |
| Friars | 514 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 371 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Our Lady of The Pillar Cathedral |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Imus ( lat. : Dioecesis Imusensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Imus .
history
The diocese Imus was on November 25, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Christi fidelium from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Manila and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
It includes the province of Cavite on the island of Luzon .
Bishops of Imus
- Artemio Casas , 1961–1968, then auxiliary bishop in Manila
- Felix Paz Perez , 1969-1992
- Manuel Sobreviñas , 1993-2001
- Luis Antonio Tagle , 2001–2011, then Archbishop of Manila
- Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista , since 2013