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Suffragan diocese Boac, Philippines

Diocese of Boac

Boacen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Boac is a Latin Church diocese covering the island province of Marinduque, Philippines. Created on April 2, 1977, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lipa. Bishop Edwin Oracion Panergo was appointed on December 2, 2025.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral-Parish of the Immaculate Conception, in Boac, Philippines.

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Established
1977
Catholics
256,611
Priests
35
Territory
959 km²

Parishes and churches

14 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Edwin Oracion Panergo

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The cathedral

Cathedral-Parish of the Immaculate Conception stands in Boac, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Holding jurisdiction over the province of Marinduque, the Diocese of Boac (Lat: "Dioecesis Boacensis") is a Latin Catholic diocese in the Philippines. It was created a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lipa on 2 April 1977, when it was separated from the Mother Diocese of Lucena, and its territory measures 959.2 square kilometres (370.3 sq mi) in total.