Diocese of Marbel
Marbelian(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Marbel, Philippines
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 17 December 1960
- Latin
- Marbelian(us)
- Patron
- Christ the King
- Annuario code
- 001002160
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,691,050
- Population
- 2,112,000
- Catholic share
- 80.1%
- Priests
- 55
- Catholics per priest
- 30,746
- Extent
- 10,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 169
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
- Cerilo Casicas
- Born
- 18 March 1967
- Birthplace
- Duero
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 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.
The province of Cotabato
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Cotabato.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of CotabatoCotabato
- Diocese of KidapawanKidapawan
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
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].