Legazpi diocese
| Legazpi diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Caceres |
| Diocesan bishop | Joel Zamudio Baylon |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Nestor Celestial Cariño José Sorra |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Lucilo Quiambao |
| founding | 1951 |
| surface | 2,553 km² |
| Parishes | 47 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,462,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,362,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 93.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 104 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 38 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,592 |
| Friars | 128 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 121 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Gregory the Great |
| Website | http://www.dioceseoflegazpi.com/ |
The Diocese of Legazpi ( lat. : Dioecesis Legazpiensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Legazpi City .
history
The diocese Legazpi was on June 29, 1951 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Quo in Philippina Republica from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Caceres and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On May 27, 1974, the Legazpi diocese gave up parts of its territory to establish the Virac diocese .
The Diocese of Legazpi includes the province of Albay .
Bishops of Legazpi
- Flaviano Ariola , 1952-1968
- Teotimo Pacis CM , 1969-1980
- Concordio Maria Sarte , 1980–1991
- José Sorra , 1993-2005
- Nestor Celestial Cariño , 2005-2007
- Joel Zamudio Baylon , since 2009