Diocese of Borongan
| Diocese of Borongan Dioecesis Boronganensis Diyosesis han Borongan Diyosesis ng Borongan | |
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| Catholic | |
Borongan Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Eastern Samar |
| Ecclesiastical province | Palo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,339 km2 (1,675 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2021) 496,000 491,000[1] (99%) |
| Parishes | 33 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 October 1960 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Secular priests | 70 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Crispin Barrete Varquez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John F. Du |
| Vicar General | Lope C. Robredillo |
| Episcopal Vicars | Dan Gañas Leroy Geli Joberto Picardal |
The Diocese of Borongan (Lat: Dioecesis Boronganensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Created on October 22, 1960, by Pope John XXIII from territory of the Diocese of Calbayog, the diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo.
Structure
Bishop Vicente Reyes was the first diocesan bishop. On June 19, 1965, the island of Samar was politically divided and the province of Eastern Samar was born. Thus the island of Samar has three dioceses: Calbayog for Western Samar, Catarman for Northern Samar and Borongan for Eastern Samar.
Eastern Samar has a population of 374,255 of which 97 percent are Catholic. It is subdivided into one city and 22 municipalities. It has a land area of 4,470.75 square kilometers. It is bounded on the north by Northern Samar, on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the west by Western Samar and on the south by Leyte Gulf.
The Diocese of Borongan is divided into three regions, and each has two vicariates. The episcopal see is Borongan. The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes since being erected.
Crispin Barrete Varquez was appointed its bishop on August 4, 2007.
Ordinaries
| No. | Picture | Name | From | Until | Coat of arms |
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| 1st | Vicente P. Reyes | 19 January 1961 (appointed) | 8 August 1967 (deceased, emeritus bishop of Cabanatuan) | 
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| 2nd | Godofredo Pisig Pedernal | 26 February 1968 (appointed) | 18 September 1976 (resigned) | 
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| 3rd | Sincero Barcenilla Lucero | 8 March 1977 (appointed) | 10 December 1979 (emeritus bishop of Calbayog) | 
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| 4th | Nestor Celestial Cariño | 12 August 1980 (appointed) | 31 January 1986 (resigned) | 
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| 5th | 
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Leonardo Yuzon Medroso | 18 December 1980 (appointed) | 31 January 2006 (retired, bishop emeritus of Tagbilaran) | 
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| 6th | 
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Crispin Barrete Varquez | 4 August 2007 (appointed) | Present | 
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Beatification launch
On 8 December 1995, the Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception, Guiuan formally launched a beatification movement for Donato Guimbaolibot, coinciding with the town fiesta and the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the town's Christian evangelization to the Vatican Council.
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Diocese of Borongan is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[2]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Palo
External links
References
- Back to citation "Borongan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- Back to citation Diocese of Borongan, official website