Diocese of Parañaque
| Diocese of Parañaque | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Philippines
|
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Manila |
| Diocesan bishop | Jesse Eugenio Mercado |
| founding | December 7, 2002 |
| surface | 127 km² |
| Parishes | 50 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,743,970 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,397,191 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 80.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 67 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 113 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,762 |
| Friars | 294 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 636 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | St. Andrew Cathedral |
| Website | dop.ph |
The Diocese of Parañaque ( lat. : Dioecesis Paranaquensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Parañaque . It includes the cities of Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Muntinlupa on Metro Manila .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it on December 7, 2002 with the Apostolic Constitution Ad efficacius providendum from the cession of territory from the Archdiocese of Manila , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese. The local ordinary has been Jesse Eugenio Mercado since it was founded .
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 2002 | 1,269,122 | 1,381,000 | 91.9 | 133 | 46 | 87 | 9,542 | 61 | 48 | ||
| 2003 | 1,256,710 | 1,381,000 | 91.0 | 126 | 39 | 87 | 9,973 | 87 | 61 | 49 | |
| 2004 | 1,269,122 | 1,381,000 | 91.9 | 185 | 40 | 145 | 6,860 | 390 | 677 | 47 | |
| 2013 | 1,306,854 | 1,633,064 | 80.0 | 168 | 76 | 92 | 7,778 | 289 | 1,233 | 50 | |