Diocese of San Pablo

Sancti Pauli in Insulis Philippinis

Latin Church

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

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.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 28 November 1966
Latin: Sancti Pauli in Insulis Philippinis
Patron: St. Paul the First Hermit
Annuario code: 001002933

The see in figures

Catholics: 3,036,000
Population: 3,748,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 81.0%
Priests: 220
Catholics per priest: 13,800
Extent: 1,918 km²
Catholics per km²: 1,583

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Manila

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Manila.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].