Apostolic vicariate Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Diocese of Puerto Princesa
Portus Principis in Philippinis
Latin Church
Puerto Princesa is a Latin Church apostolic vicariate (not a diocese) covering southern Palawan, elevated from an apostolic prefecture in 1955. It is immediately subject to the Holy See, with its see at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral and led by Vicar Apostolic Socrates C. Mesiona.
On the map
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- Established
- 1955
- Catholics
- 536,225
- Priests
- 60
- Territory
- 8,800 km²
Parishes and churches
31 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Immaculate ConceptionPuerto Princesa City · CathedralView parish
- Divine MercySicsicanView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionBalabacView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionQuezonView parish
- Our Lady of FatimaRizalView parish
- Our Lady of FatimaBatarazaView parish
- Our Lady of GuadalupeLuzvimindaView parish
- Our Lady of LourdesIpilanView parish
- Our Lady of Mt. CarmelInagawanView parish
- Sacred Heart of JesusRio TubaView parish
- San Isidro LabradorMaruyugonView parish
- San Isidro LabradorQuinloganView parish
- San MiguelPuerto Princesa CityView parish
- San Nicolas de TolentinoNapsanView parish
- San Nicolas de TolentinoCabayuganView parish
- San PedroPuerto Princesa CityView parish
- Santa CeciliaCalategasView parish
- Santa MonicaPuerto Princesa CityView parish
- Santo NiñoApurawanView parish
- Santo NiñoPrincess UrdujaView parish
- Santo NiñoSofronio EspañolaView parish
- Santo Niño de SicudCandawagaView parish
- St. Ezekiel MorenoMacarascasView parish
- St. Francis of AssisiBacunganView parish
- St. JosephIwahigView parish
- St. JosephPuerto Princesa CityView parish
- St. Joseph the Husband of MaryBrooke’s PointView parish
- St. Joseph, the Husband of MaryNarraView parish
- St. Luke the EvangelistAramaywanView parish
- St. Raphael the ArchangelPlaridelView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Socrates Mesiona
- Born
- 17 September 1963
- Birthplace
- Tagbilaran
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ MISSIONARIA DELLE FILIPPINE
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The cathedral
Immaculate Conception Cathedral stands in Puerto Princesa, 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
In the Province of Palawan, the Catholic Church maintains a missionary jurisdiction of the Latin Church, the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa. The vicar's cathedra stands in Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Puerto Princesa City, the episcopal see.