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.
- St. James the ApostleTomas OppusView parish
- St. John the BaptistSan JuanView parish
- St. JosephHinundayanView parish
- St. JosephMatalomView parish
- St. Michael the ArchangelHindangView parish
- St. Michael the ArchangelMaasin CityView parish
- St. Michael the ArchangelPintuyanView parish
- St. Raphael the ArchangelSan RafaelView parish
- Sts. Peter and PaulHinunanganView 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.