Diocese of Sorsogon
Sorsogonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Sorsogon, Philippines
The Diocese of Sorsogon covers the province of Sorsogon and was erected in 1951. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caceres, with the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul as its seat.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 29 June 1951
- Latin
- Sorsogonen(sis)
- Patron
- Sts. Peter and Paul
- Annuario code
- 001003098
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 770,649
- Population
- 828,655
- Catholic share
- 93.0%
- Priests
- 97
- Catholics per priest
- 7,945
- Extent
- 2,141 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 360
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jose Alan Dialogo
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul stands in Sorsogon, 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.
The province of Caceres
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Caceres.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of CaceresCaceres
- Diocese of DaetDaet
- Diocese of LegazpiLegazpi
- Diocese of LibmananLibmanan
- Diocese of MasbateMasbate
- Diocese of ViracVirac
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Established in 1951 by the Archdiocese of Caceres, the Diocese of Sorsogon (Latin: Dioecesis Sorsogonensis) is a Latin Church jurisdiction in the Philippines. Its territory was reduced in 1968 when the Diocese of Masbate was separated from it. The diocese remains a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caceres.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].