Diocese of Sorsogon
| Diocese of Sorsogon | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Caceres |
| Diocesan bishop | Jose Alan Dialogo |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Arturo Mandin Bastes SVD |
| founding | 1951 |
| surface | 2,141 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 728,459 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 680,874 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 93.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 56 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 103 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,282 |
| Friars | 206 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 78 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral |
| Website | www.cbcponline.org |
The Diocese of Sorsogon ( lat. : Dioecesis Sorsogonensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Sorsogon City .
history
The diocese Sorsogon 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 March 23, 1968, the diocese of Sorsogon gave up parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Masbate .
The diocese of Sorsogon includes the province of Sorsogon .
Bishops of Sorsogon
- Teopisto Valderrama Alberto , 1952–1959, then coadjutor archbishop of Caceres
- Arnulfo Arcilla , 1959-1979
- Jesus Varela , 1980-2003
- Arturo Mandin Bastes SVD , 2003–2019
- Jose Alan Dialogo , since 2019
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Entry on the diocese of Sorsogon on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)