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Diocese of Dumaguete
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The Diocese of Dumaguete is a Latin Church diocese covering Negros Oriental in the Philippines. Created by Pope Pius XII in 1955, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cebu.
- Bishop
- Julito Buhisan Cortes
- Latin name
- Dumagueten(sis)
- Erected
- 5 April 1955
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Patron
- Saint Catherine of Alexandria
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Cebu (Archdiocese of Cebu)
- Catholics
- 1,384,701
- Chancery
- Diocesan Pastoral Center, Cathedral Compound, Perdices St., Brgy 3, P.O. Box 85, 6200 Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines
- Telephone
- Tel. [035]422-9059; 225-0612; 523-4606; fax 522-0385
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Tagbilaran 71 km
- Diocese of Dipolog 82 km
- Diocese of Kabankalan 91 km
- Diocese of San Carlos 129 km
- Filippine 130 km
- Diocese of Cebu 131 km
Parishes near the see
- Mary Immaculate · Dumaguete City 2 km
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel · Dumaguete City 2 km
- St. Anthony of Padua · Sibulan 4 km
- Divine Mercy · Banilad 5 km
- Our Mother of Perpetual Help · Balugo 6 km
- St. Augustine of Hippo · Bacong 8 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001330 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08