Suffragan diocese Parañaque, Philippines
Diocese of Parañaque
Paranaquen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Parañaque is a Latin Church diocese established in 2002 from the Archdiocese of Manila, covering Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Muntinlupa. The see is sede vacante after Bishop Jesse Mercado's retirement on June 6, 2026, with Elias Ayuban Jr. named apostolic administrator.
On the map
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- Established
- 2002
- Catholics
- 1,476,466
- Priests
- 435
- Territory
- 126 km²
Parishes and churches
44 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- San AgustinParañaqueView parish
- San Antonio de PaduaParañaqueView parish
- San Isidro LabradorLas PiñasView parish
- San Nicolas de TolentinoMuntinlupaView parish
- San RoqueMuntinlupaView parish
- Santa Rita de CasciaParañaqueView parish
- Santo CristoLas PiñasView parish
- Santo NiñoParañaqueView parish
- St. James the GreatMuntinlupaView parish
- St. Jerome Emiliani and Santa SusanaMuntinlupaView parish
- St. JosephParañaqueView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerLas PiñasView parish
- St. Martin De PorresParañaqueView parish
- St. Pius of PietrelcinaParañaqueView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Elias Lumayog Ayuban Jr.
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral-Parish of Saint Andrew stands in Parañaque, 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 cities of Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Muntinlupa in Metro Manila, Philippines are gathered into the Diocese of Parañaque (Latin: Dioecesis Paranaquensis; Filipino: Diyosesis ng Parañaque; Spanish: Diócesis de Parañaque), a Latin Church diocese. Once part of the Archdiocese of Manila as the Ecclesiastical District of Parañaque (formerly PPLM), it was declared an independent diocese on December 7, 2002, by Pope John Paul II through the papal bull Ad Efficacius.