Diocese of Cubao
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Diocese of Cubao Dioecesis Cubaoensis Diyosesis ng Cubao |
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Civitas Supra Montem Posita
("A City Set on a Hill") |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory |
Quezon City - District 1 Quezon City - District 3 Quezon City - District 4 |
| Ecclesiastical province | Manila |
| Metropolitan | Manila |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 76 km2 (29 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,297,041 1,142,044 (88%) |
| Parishes | 46 (44 full-fledged parishes, 2 quasi-parishes) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 June 2003 |
| Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Cubao |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Honesto F. Ongtioco |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Luis Antonio Tagle |
| Vicar General | Daniel B. Santa Maria |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao (Latin: Dioecesis Cubaoensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was created by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 2003 by virtue of Papal Bull Quo Satius Provideretur, and was canonically erected on August 28, 2003, Feast of Saint Augustine, from the Archdiocese of Manila. The diocese previously existed as the Ecclesiastical District of Quezon-City South (renamed the district of Cubao in 2002).
The diocese comprises the southern part of Quezon City, starting from Tandang Sora Avenue and Mactan Street leading throughout the south of the city. particularly the three (3) legislative districts of the city in the south: District 1 (all barangays), District 3 (except Barangays Camp Aguinaldo, Matandang Balara and Mary, Queen of Peace Shrine in Brgy. Ugong Norte along EDSA-Ortigas), and District 4 (except the lower part of Barangay Bagong Lipunan ng Crame), with some barangays from District 6, namely Barangay Sangandaan, Baesa, Apolonio Samson, Unang Sigaw, Balon-bato (or Balumbato), New Era, and Culiat (only southern portion across Tandang Sora Avenue).
Camp Aguinaldo and the portion of Crame south of Bonny Serrano Avenue, with Veterans Memorial Medical Center along North Avenue, Project 6, are under the jurisdiction of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, whereas Mary, Queen of Peace Shrine along EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Barangay Ugong Norte belongs to the Archdiocese of Manila and Barangay Matandang Balara under the Diocese of Novaliches.
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