Suffragan diocese Masbate, Philippines
Diocese of Masbate
Masbaten(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Masbate is a Latin Church suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Caceres, covering Masbate province. Erected in 1968, its seat is the Saint Anthony of Padua Cathedral, and the see has been sede vacante since the death of Bishop Jose Bantolo in December 2025.
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- Established
- 1968
- Catholics
- 917,532
- Priests
- 60
- Territory
- 7,000 km²
Parishes and churches
32 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
No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.
The cathedral
Saint Anthony of Padua Cathedral stands in Masbate, 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
A Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, the Diocese of Masbate (Latin: Dioecesis Masbatensis) has as its bishop's seat the Cathedral Parish of Saint Anthony of Padua along Quezon Street in Masbate City. Saint Anthony of Padua is its patron. The diocese, which has known no jurisdictional changes, is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cáceres.