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Suffragan diocese San Pablo, Philippines

Diocese of San Pablo

Sancti Pauli in Insulis Philippinis

The Diocese of San Pablo covers the province of Laguna and was erected in 1966. Bishop Marcelino Antonio Maralit, Jr., was installed in November 2024. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral-Parish of St. Paul the First Hermit, in San Pablo, Philippines.

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Established
1966
Catholics
3,036,000
Priests
220
Territory
1,918 km²

Parishes and churches

83 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
Marcelino Antonio Maralit

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The cathedral

Cathedral-Parish of St. Paul the First Hermit stands in San Pablo, 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 suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila, the Diocese of San Pablo (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Insulis Philippinis, Filipino: Diyosesis ng San Pablo, Spanish: Diócesis de San Pablo) is a Roman Catholic see whose titular patron is Paul the First Hermit. It is the only diocese in the world dedicated to that saint.