Diocese of San Jose
| Diocese of San Jose | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Diocesan bishop | Roberto Calara Mallari (appointed) |
| founding | 1984 |
| surface | 2,540 km² |
| Parishes | 19 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 907.510 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 799.790 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 88.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 32 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 19,043 |
| Friars | 10 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 26 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net |
The Diocese of San Jose ( lat. : Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Insulis Philippinis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese , based in San Jose .
history
The diocese of San Jose was established on February 16, 1984 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Saepe catholicorum from cession of the diocese of Cabanatuan and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan as a suffragan .
It covers the northern part of the Nueva Ecija province .
Bishops of San Jose
- Florentino Ferrer Cinense , 1984–1985, then Coadjutor Bishop of Tarlac
- Leo Murphy Drona SDB , 1987-2004, then Bishop of San Pablo
- Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara , 2005-2011
- Roberto Calara Mallari , since 2012
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of San Jose on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Saepe catholicorum , AAS 76 (1984), n.9, p. 759ff.