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.
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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.
- St. Peter of AlcantaraOrasView parish
- St. Raymund NonnatusArtecheView parish
- St. RochMaydolongView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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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- Bishop Alberto Uy to be installed as Bishop of Tagbilaran
- Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Crispin Varquez to lead Diocese of Tagbilaran
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