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Suffragan diocese Gumaca, Philippines

Diocese of Gumaca

Gumacan(us)

The Diocese of Gumaca is a Latin Church diocese serving eastern Quezon province in the Philippines. Established in 1984 from the Diocese of Lucena, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lipa.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of San Diego de Alcala, in Gumaca, Philippines.

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Established
1984
Catholics
902,270
Priests
67
Territory
3,666 km²

Parishes and churches

28 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
Euginius Cañete

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The cathedral

Cathedral of San Diego de Alcala stands in Gumaca, 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

Centered in the Municipality of Gumaca in Quezon province, the Diocese of Gumaca (Latin: Dioecesis Gumacana) is a Latin Catholic diocese in the Philippines. It embraces the communities of Gumaca and Pitogo, the latter due south of Gumaca, together with all the parishes of eastern Quezon province lying east of those two towns. Erected in 1984 from territory of the Diocese of Lucena, Gumaca shares with Lucena the status of suffragan to the Archdiocese of Lipa.