Diocese of Digos Dioecesis Digosensis Diócesis sa Digos Diyosesis ng Digos | |
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| Catholic | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental |
| Ecclesiastical province | Davao |
| Metropolitan | Davao |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,327 km2 (1,671 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,215,000 830,000 [1] (68.3%) |
| Parishes | 22 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | November 5, 1979 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary, Mother and Mediatrix of Grace |
| Patron saint | St. Isidore the Laborer |
| Secular priests | 34 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Guillermo Dela Vega Afable |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Romulo Valles |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Digos (Latin: Dioecesis Digosensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. [2] Erected in 1979, the diocese was created from territory in the Archdiocese of Davao. The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is currently a suffragan of the archdiocese.
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The current bishop is Guillermo Dela Vega Afable, appointed in 2003. The 2 provinces of Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental are under the jurisdiction of this diocese.
