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Suffragan diocese Marbel, Philippines

Diocese of Marbel

Marbelian(us)

The Diocese of Marbel is a Latin Church suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Cotabato, covering South Cotabato, Sarangani, and parts of Sultan Kudarat. Erected as a territorial prelature in 1960 and raised to a diocese in 1982, its seat is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Koronadal.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Christ the King, in Marbel, Philippines.

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Established
1960
Catholics
1,691,050
Priests
55
Territory
10,000 km²

Parishes and churches

27 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
Cerilo Casicas
Born
18 March 1967
Birthplace
Duero

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Christ the King stands in Marbel, 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

What began in 1960 as the territorial prelature of Marbel was raised to a full diocese in 1982. The Diocese of Marbel (Latin: Dioecesis Marbeliana), a Latin Church jurisdiction in the Philippines, is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cotabato, currently led by Bishop Cerilo Uy Casicas, named on April 29, 2018, by Pope Francis. South Cotabato occupies the southern portion of what was once the entire province of Cotabato.