Suffragan diocese Maasin, Philippines
Diocese of Maasin
Maasinen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Maasin is a Latin Church suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Cebu, covering Southern Leyte. Erected in 1968, its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Maasin City.
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- Established
- 1968
- Catholics
- 706,966
- Priests
- 114
- Territory
- 2,505 km²
Parishes and churches
39 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Our Lady of the AssumptionLimasawa · CathedralView parish
- Assumption in the HillsAsuncionView parish
- Holy ChildBatoView parish
- Holy ChildConsolacionView parish
- Holy SpiritVisayas State UniversityView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionHilongosView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionLibagonView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionSogodView parish
- Mary Mediatrix of All GraceIchonView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la AsuncionConcepcionView parish
- Our Lady of GuadalupeGuadalupeView parish
- Our Lady of RemediesMagallanesView parish
- Our Lady of the Holy RosaryCaridadView parish
- San RoqueSan RoqueView parish
- Santo NiñoMalapoc NorteView parish
- Santo NiñoBaybay CityView parish
- Santo Niño de IbarraIbarraView parish
- Santo Niño de PlaridelPlaridelView parish
- St. Anthony of PaduaAnahawanView parish
- St. AugustineCatmonView parish
- St. Ignatius of LoyolaLiloanView parish
- St. IsidoreAnahawanView parish
- St. IsidoreDivisoriaView parish
- St. IsidoreInopacanView parish
- St. IsidorePomponanView parish
- St. IsidoreSan FranciscoView parish
- St. James the ApostlePadre BurgosView parish
- St. James the ApostleCahagnaanView parish
- St. James the ApostleSan RicardoView parish
- St. James the ApostleSilagoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Precioso Cantillas
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption stands in Maasin, 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 province of Southern Leyte and six municipalities of Leyte belong to the Diocese of Maasin (Latin: Dioecesis Maasinensis), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Erected in 1968 from the Archdiocese of Palo, it has undergone no jurisdictional changes and stands today as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cebu. Precioso Cantillas, appointed in 1998, serves as its current bishop.