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Diocese of Calapan
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The Diocese of Calapan covers eastern Mindoro and was elevated from an apostolic vicariate to a diocese by Pope Leo XIV on March 25, 2026, with Moises Cuevas named its first bishop. It originated as the Apostolic Prefecture of Calapan in 1936 and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Lipa.
- Bishop
- Moises Cuevas
- Latin name
- Calapanen(sis)
- Erected
- 12 July 1951 (origins 1936)
- Cathedral
- Santo Nino Cathedral
- Patron
- Santo Nino (the Holy Child Jesus)
- Rank
- Apostolic Vicariate
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Lipa (Archdiocese of Lipa)
- Catholics
- 931,000
- Chancery
- Bishop’s Residence, Salong, 5200 Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
- Telephone
- Tel. 920.5451.678; 916.2188.474
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Lipa 54 km
- Diocese of Boac 70 km
- Diocese of Lucena 73 km
- Diocese of San Pablo 81 km
- Diocese of Gumaca 113 km
- Diocese of Imus 115 km
Parishes near the see
- San Lorenzo Ruiz · Calapan City 1 km
- St. Joseph the Worker · Melgar 2 km
- Blessed Trinity · Baco 12 km
- San Nicolas de Tolentino · Naujan 16 km
- Holy Spirit · Barcenaga 17 km
- Immaculate Conception · San Teodoro 19 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000394 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08