Diosesis kan Legazpi
Diocese of Legazpi Dioecesis Legazpiensis Diosesis kan Legazpi Diyosesis ng Legazpi | |
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Catholic | |
Coat of arms | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Albay |
Ecclesiastical province | Caceres |
Metropolitan | Caceres |
Coordinates | 13°08′18″N 123°44′01″E / 13.1384°N 123.7336°ETagboan: 13°08′18″N 123°44′01″E / 13.1384°N 123.7336°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,552 km2 (985 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,487,322 1,376,482[1] (93.2%) |
Parishes | 49 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 29, 1951 |
Cathedral | Saint Gregory the Great Cathedral |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Salvation |
Secular priests | 101 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Plantilya:Incumbent pope |
Bishop | Joel Zamudio Baylon |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Rex Andrew Alarcon |
Vicar General | Msgr. Ramon C. Tronqued, PC, VG. Msgr. Crispin C. Bernarte, Jr., VG. |
Bishops emeritus | Nestor Celestial Cariño Bishop Emeritus (2005-2007) Lucilo B. Quiambao Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus (1982-2009) |
Map | |
Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Legazpi | |
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org |
An Diosesis kan Legazpi (Latin: Dioecesis Legazpiensis) iyo an sarong diosesis kan Latin Church kan Simbahan Katoliko. Kompwesto iyan kan enterong pribinsya kan Albay sa Filipinas.
The diocese was erected in 1951, carved from territory of the Archdiocese of Cáceres, to which it is a suffragan. In 1974, the diocese was partitioned to form the Diocese of Virac.
Si Most. Rev. Joel "Bong" Z. Baylon, D.D. iyo an presenteng Obispo kan Legazpi, pagkatapos na magserbe bilang Obispo kan Masbate. Bago siya minatanda, si Auxiliary Bishop kan Legazpi Lucilo Quiambao iyo an nagin apostolikong administrador kan diosesis poon kan nagretiro si Obispo Nestor Cariño kan 2007. Inasister si Baylon kan saiyang vicars-general na si Ramón Tronqued, PC VG asin Crispin Bernarte, VG.
Toltolan
[baguhon | baguhon an source]- ↑ "Diocese of Legazpi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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