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Suffragan diocese Pagadian, Philippines

Diocese of Pagadian

Pagadianen(sis)

The Diocese of Pagadian is a Latin Church diocese in Zamboanga del Sur, created in 1971 and a suffragan of Ozamiz. Bishop Ronald Anthony P. Timoner was installed as its fifth bishop following his appointment on April 2, 2025.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Sto. Niño Cathedral, in Pagadian, Philippines.

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Established
1971
Catholics
1,085,000
Priests
42
Territory
2,860 km²

Parishes and churches

24 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
Ronald Anthony Timoner

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The cathedral

Sto. Niño Cathedral stands in Pagadian, 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

Created on November 12, 1971, the Diocese of Pagadian (Latin: Dioecesis Pagadianensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines that began as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga. In January 1995 the municipality of Margosatubig was ceded from the Ipil Prelature to Pagadian, bringing the diocese to its present 24 parishes.