Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan

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Diocese of Borongan

Dioecesis Boronganensis

Diyosesis han Borongan
Diyosesis ng Borongan
Catholic
Borongan Cathedral, Eastern Samar.jpg
Borongan Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Borongan.svg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Territory Eastern Samar
Ecclesiastical province Palo
Statistics
Area4,339 km2 (1,675 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 496,000
  • 491,000 [1]  (99%)
Parishes33
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established22 October 1960
Cathedral Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Secular priests 70
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
BishopCrispin Barrete Varquez
Metropolitan Archbishop John F. Du
Vicar GeneralLope C. Robredillo
Episcopal VicarsDan 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.

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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 1 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, each has two vicariates. The episcopal see is Borongan. The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes since being erected.[ citation needed ]

Crispin Barrete Varquez was appointed its bishop in 2007.

Ordinaries

No.PictureNameFromUntilCoat of Arms
1stVicente P. Reyes19 January 1961 (Appointed)8 August 1967 (Deceased, Emeritus Bishop of Cabanatuan) Coat of arms of Vicente Posada Reyes as Bishop of Borongan.svg
2ndGodofredo Pisig Pedernal26 February 1968 (Appointed)18 September 1976 (Resigned) Coat of arms of Godofredo Pisig Pedernal.svg
3rdSincero Barcenilla Lucero8 March 1977 (Appointed)10 December 1979 (emeritus Bishop of Calbayog) Coat of arms of Sincero Barcenilla Lucero as Bishop of Borongan.svg
4thNestor Celestial Cariño12 August 1980 (Appointed)31 January 1986 (Resigned) Coat of arms of Nestor Celestial Carino as Bishop of Borongan.svg
5th Leonardo Y. Medroso.png Leonardo Yuzon Medroso18 December 1980 (Appointed)31 January 2006 (Retired, Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran) Coat of arms of Leonardo Yuzon Medroso as Bishop of Borongan.svg
6th Crispin Varquez.png Crispin Barrete Varquez 4 August 2007 (Appointed)Present Coat of Arms of Crispin Barrete Varquez.svg
Former coat of arms of the Diocese of Borongan, depicting actual wounds instead of gout-de-sang. Coat of arms of the Diocese of Borongan (1968-1976).svg
Former coat of arms of the Diocese of Borongan, depicting actual wounds instead of gout-de-sang.

Beatification launch

In the 8th of 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

References

  1. ↑ "Borongan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.