Diocese of Libmanan
Libmanan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Libmanan, Philippines
The Diocese of Libmanan is a Latin Church suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Caceres in Camarines Sur, Bicol Region. Established as a territorial prelature in 1989 and elevated to a diocese in 2009, it has been led by Bishop Jose R. Rojas. Catholics number about 500,984, roughly 92.5 percent of the population as of 2021.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2009
- Latin
- Libmanan(us)
- Patron
- Saint James the Greater
- Annuario code
- 001001995
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 500,984
- Population
- 539,854
- Catholic share
- 92.8%
- Priests
- 46
- Catholics per priest
- 10,891
- Extent
- 1,862 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 269
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- José Rojas Rojas Jr.
- Born
- 18 August 1956
- Birthplace
- Cebu
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. James the Apostle, Libmanan stands in Libmanan, 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.
The province of Caceres
A suffragan of Caceres.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of CaceresCaceres
- Diocese of DaetDaet
- Diocese of LegazpiLegazpi
- Diocese of MasbateMasbate
- Diocese of SorsogonSorsogon
- Diocese of ViracVirac
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Within the ecclesiastical province of Caceres in the Philippines, the municipality of Libmanan hosts the Diocese of Libmanan (Latin: Dioecesis Libmanana), a Latin Catholic diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].