Suffragan territorial prelature Isabela, Philippines
Diocese of Isabela
Isabellapolitan(us)
Latin Church
The Territorial Prelature of Isabela comprises the province of Basilan in the Philippines, an area with a Muslim-majority population. Established in 1963 from the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, it is a suffragan of Zamboanga.
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- Established
- 1963
- Catholics
- 131,560
- Priests
- 11
- Territory
- 1,359 km²
Parishes and churches
10 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Isabel de PortugalIsabela City · CathedralView parish
- Immaculate Heart of MaryMalusoView parish
- Our Lady of Holy RosaryBegangView parish
- Sagrado Corazon de JesusLo-okView parish
- San RoqueTairanView parish
- Santa Teresa de AvilaCabunbataView parish
- St. Anthony of PaduaSanta ClaraView parish
- St. Peter the ApostleLamitan CityView parish
- St. Vincent FerrerMatarlingView parish
- St. Vincent FerrerTumahubongView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Leo Dalmao
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Isabel de Portugal stands in Isabela, 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
In the province of Basilan, taking in its component cities of Isabela and Lamitan, lies the Territorial Prelature of Isabela de Basilan, often called simply the Territorial Prelature of Isabela (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Isabellapolitana). It is a Latin Catholic territorial prelature within the ecclesiastical province of Zamboanga in the Philippines.