Suffragan diocese Dumaguete, Philippines
Diocese of Dumaguete
Dumagueten(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1955
- Catholics
- 1,384,701
- Priests
- 88
- Territory
- 4,955 km²
Parishes and churches
43 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Isidore the FarmerZamboanguitaView parish
- St. James the GreaterTanjay CityView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerSan FranciscoView parish
- St. Lorenzo RuizBayawan CityView parish
- St. Nicholas de BariSiatonView parish
- St. Nicholas of TolentinoDauinView parish
- St. Nicholas of TolentinoBais CityView parish
- St. Nicholas of TolentinoBasayView parish
- St. RoqueBanbanView parish
- St. Thomas of VillanuevaBayawan CityView parish
- St. Vincent FerrerBindoyView parish
- St. Vincent FerrerBonawonView parish
- St. Vincent FerrerLarenaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Julito Buhisan Cortes
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria stands in Dumaguete, 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
The provinces of Negros Oriental and Siquijor form the territory of the Diocese of Dumaguete (Latin: Dioecesis Dumaguetensis; Filipino: Diyosesis ng Dumaguete; Cebuano: Diyosesis sa Dumaguete; Spanish: Diócesis de Dumaguete), a Latin Church diocese in the Philippines, though the municipalities of La Libertad and Vallehermoso and the cities of Guihulngan and Canlaon are excluded. The diocese has its seat at the Cathedral of St.