Diocese of Masbate
Diocese of Masbate | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Philippines |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Caceres |
Diocesan bishop | José Bantolo |
founding | 1968 |
surface | 7,000 km² |
Parishes | 31 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 903.926 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 846.973 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 93.7% |
Diocesan priest | 67 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 12,641 |
Friars | 37 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 31 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
cathedral | St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral |
Website | www.cbcponline.net |
The Diocese of Masbate ( lat. : Dioecesis Masbatensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Masbate City . It includes the Masbate Province .
history
Pope Paul VI founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Sorsogonensis dioecesis curatio on March 23, 1968 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Sorsogon and it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Caceres as a Suffragan Diocese .
Bishops of Masbate
- Porfirio R. Iligan (June 17, 1968– February 14, 1998)
- Joel Zamudio Baylon (February 14, 1998– October 1, 2009, then Bishop of Legazpi )
- José Bantolo , since June 15, 2011
statistics
year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
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Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
1969 | 312.129 | 425.775 | 73.3 | 22nd | 22nd | 14,187 | 8th | 20th | |||
1980 | 503.755 | 571,545 | 88.1 | 24 | 24 | 20,989 | 8th | 21st | |||
1990 | 624,000 | 733,000 | 85.1 | 30th | 30th | 20,800 | 21st | 21st | |||
1999 | 603,555 | 653.852 | 92.3 | 56 | 56 | 10,777 | 26th | 22nd | |||
2000 | 603,555 | 653.852 | 92.3 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 10,588 | 2 | 30th | 23 | |
2001 | 631.973 | 685.201 | 92.2 | 59 | 57 | 2 | 10,711 | 2 | 30th | 24 | |
2002 | 631.973 | 685.201 | 92.2 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 11,703 | 2 | 27 | 25th | |
2003 | 631.973 | 685.201 | 92.2 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 12,153 | 2 | 28 | 25th | |
2004 | 631.973 | 685.201 | 92.2 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 11,924 | 2 | 34 | 28 |