Roman Catholic Diocese of Masbate
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Diocese of Masbate Dioecesis Masbatensis Diyosesis san Masbate |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Masbate |
| Ecclesiastical province | Caceres |
| Metropolitan | Caceres |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,000 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 835,800 approx. 710,430 |
| Parishes | 28 regular parishes, 1 chaplaincy |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 23, 1968 (created), September 25, 1968 (canonically erected) |
| Cathedral | Saint Anthony of Padua Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Anthony of Padua |
| Secular priests | 77 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José S. Bantolo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rolando Joven Tria Tirona |
| Vicar General | Very Rev. Fr. Eusebio Llonoso |
| Website | |
| Official Website of Masbate Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masbate (Latin: Dioecesis Masbatensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The seat of the bishop is the Cathedral Parish of Saint Anthony of Padua along Quezon Street, Masbate City.
The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cáceres. Its patron is Saint Anthony of Padua.
With the other provinces of Bicol, Masbate once belonged to the Archdiocese of Caceres. When Cáceres was elevated to the status of an archdiocese on June 29, 1951, Masbate became part of the newly erected Diocese of Sorsogon. Pope Paul VI created the Diocese of Masbate on March 23, 1968. It was formally inaugurated on September 25, 1968, with Msgr. Porfírio Rivera Iligan, a priest from the Archdiocese of Cáceres, as its first bishop.
The Vicar-General assists the bishop in the administrative duties over the diocese. The Offices of the Vicar General and the Episcopal Vicars temporarily ceased upon the vacancy of the episcopal see.
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