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Suffragan diocese Borongan, Philippines

Diocese of Borongan

Boronganen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Borongan is a Latin Church diocese covering the province of Eastern Samar in the Philippines. Created on October 22, 1960 from territory of the Diocese of Calbayog, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palo.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Borongan, Philippines.

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Established
1960
Catholics
491,000
Priests
70
Territory
4,339 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Crispin Barrete Varquez

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary stands in Borongan, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Established by Pope John XXIII on October 22, 1960, the Diocese of Borongan (Latin: Dioecesis Boronganensis) was carved from territory belonging to the Diocese of Calbayog. This Latin Church jurisdiction in the Philippines serves today as a suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo.

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