Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon (Latin: Dioecesis Sorsogonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1951 by the Archdiocese of Caceres, and in 1968, the diocese was subdivided after the Diocese of Masbate separated. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caceres.
Diocese of Sorsogon Dioecesis Sorsogonensis Diyosesis kan Sorsogon | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Sorsogon |
| Ecclesiastical province | Caceres |
| Metropolitan | Caceres |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,141.45 km2 (826.82 sq mi) |
| Population - Total | 740,743 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 29, 1951 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rolando Joven Tria Tirona |
| Vicar General | Felix B. Elegado |
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| Map | |
 Map of the Philippines with Sorsogon highlighted | |
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Teopisto V. Alberto † (July 10, 1952 - September 7, 1959)
- Arnulfo S. Arcilla † (September 7, 1959 Appointed - December 11, 1979)
- Jesus Y. Varela † (November 27, 1980 - April 16, 2003)
- Arturo M. Bastes SVD (April 16, 2003 – 15 October 2019)
- Jose Alan V. Dialogo (15 October 2019 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. (2002-2003)
Auxiliary bishop
- Concordio Maria Sarte † (1977-1980), appointed Bishop of Legazpi
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Manuel Platon Del Rosario † , appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Calbayog in 1955
- José Tomás Sánchez † , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Nuevo Caceres) in 1968; future Cardinal
Sources
- Catholic Church in the Philippines
- The Official Website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon, Date Accessed: 11 June 2014
- The Official Facebook Page of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon, Date Accessed: 11 June 2014
Listed according by ecclesiastical province with the metropolitan archdioceses in yellow and their suffragan dioceses in white | |
| Nueva Segovia | |
| Tuguegarao | |
| Lingayen-Dagupan | |
| San Fernando | |
| Manila | |
| Lipa | |
| Caceres | |
| Capiz | |
| Cebu | |
| Palo | |
| Jaro | |
| Cagayan de Oro | |
| Ozamiz | |
| Zamboanga | |
| Cotabato | |
| Davao | |
| Apostolic Vicariates | |
| Military ordinariate | |
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