Suffragan diocese Sorsogon, Philippines
Diocese of Sorsogon
Sorsogonen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1951
- Catholics
- 770,649
- Priests
- 97
- Territory
- 2,141 km²
Parishes and churches
32 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
- Jose Alan Dialogo
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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.
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.