Apostolic Vicariate of Palawan

Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Principis in Philippins Katoliko Romanong Apostolico Vicariato ng Puerto Princesa
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Palawan
Ecclesiastical province	Manila
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	8,552 km2 (3,302 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 612,014 319,768 (51.6%)
Parishes	25
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 April 1955
Cathedral	Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Puerto Princesa
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception
Secular priests	43
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Socrates C. Mesiona M.S.P, D.D
Metropolitan Archbishop	Luis Antonio G. Tagle
Vicar General	Juan Felipe Torrecampo
Emeritus Bishops	Pedro D. Arigo, D.D
Map
Jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa.
Source of statistics: "Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa". Diocesan Directory. UCANews.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa is an Apostolic Vicariate in the Philippines. Within the Catholic Church hierarchy, it operates like a diocese and is headed by a titular bishop. Its episcopal see is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral-Parish in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is not a part of an ecclesiastical province as it is directly subject to the Holy See. The Catholic Church in the Philippines is organized into 72 dioceses in 16 Ecclesiastical Provinces, as well as 7 Apostolic Vicariates and a Military Ordinariate.

The current bishop is Socrates C. Mesiona M.S.P,D.D.

It was established on 10 April 1910 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Palawan when it split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaro (now a Metropolitan Archdiocese).

On 3 July 1955, it was promoted to an Apostolic Vicariate (then the Apostolic Vicariate of Palawan).

On 27 March 2002, it was renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa and lost part of its territory when the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay was established.

It is also a suffragan territory under the Ecclesiastical Province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila together with the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay

The early incumbents were missionary members of the order of Augustinian Recollects (O.A.R.)