Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi

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Diocese of Legazpi

Diœcesis Legazpiensis

Diocesis kan Legazpi
Diyosesis ng Legazpi
Catholic
Facade of St. Gregory the Great Cathedral, Legazpi.jpg
The Albay Cathedral
Diocese of Legazpi Coat of Arms.svg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Territory Albay
Ecclesiastical province Caceres
Metropolitan Caceres
Coordinates 13°08′18″N123°44′01″E / 13.1384°N 123.7336°E / 13.1384; 123.7336
Statistics
Area2,552 km2 (985 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
1,487,322
1,376,482 [1]  (93.2%)
Parishes49
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
EstablishedJune 29, 1951
Cathedral Saint Gregory the Great Cathedral
Patron saint Our Lady of Salvation
Secular priests 101
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopJoel Zamudio Baylon
Metropolitan Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon
Vicar GeneralRev. Msgr. Crispin C. Bernarte, Jr., P.C. V.G.
Rev. Msgr. Ramon C. Tronqued, P.C, V.G.
Bishops emeritusNestor Celestial Cariño Bishop Emeritus (2005-2007)
Lucilo B. Quiambao Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus (1982-2009)
Map
Diocese of Legazpi.png
Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Legazpi
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

The Diocese of Legazpi (Latin: Dioecesis Legazpiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. It constitutes the entire province of Albay in the Philippines.

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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.

Most Rev. Joel "Bong" Z. Baylon, D.D. is the current Bishop of Legazpi, after serving as Bishop of Masbate. Prior to his appointment, Auxiliary Bishop of Legazpi Lucilo Quiambao had been the apostolic administrator of the diocese since Bishop Nestor Cariño's retirement in 2007. Baylon is assisted by his vicars-general, Ramón Tronqued, PC VG and Crispin Bernarte, VG.

Coat of arms

The Mayon Volcano which towers over the city of Legazpi occupies the center of the shield. The papal cross surmounted by the nimbed dove symbolizes Saint Gregory the Great, the titular of the cathedral. The dove is an allusion to the testimony of Peter the Deacon who said that he oftentimes saw the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove hover above the saint while he dictated his works. The rose symbolizes Our Lady of Peñafrancia to whom all Bicolanos have a great devotion. The lily at the base represents the Immaculate Conception, the patroness of the principal church of Virac, Catanduanes in Catanduanes which belongs to the diocese (until 1974). [2]

Activism

Bishop Joel "Bong" Z. Baylon, D.D., in his open letter to the present Administration, censured the governments's environmental protection failure resulting in massive urban flooding in Albay. The Legaspi Diocese traced its causes to unregulated greed of private individuals, illegal quarry, substandard public infrastructure and ineffective flood protection projects. [3]

Bishops

Ordinaries

#PictureNameFromUntilCoat of Arms
1 Diocese of Legazpi Coat of Arms.svg Flaviano Barrechea AriolaMay 15, 1952
appointed		November 27, 1968
resigned		 Coat of arms of Flaviano Barrechea Ariola.svg
2 Diocese of Legazpi Coat of Arms.svg Teotimo Cruel Pacis, C.M.May 23, 1969
appointed		June 4, 1980
resigned		 Coat of arms of Teotimo Cruel Pacis.svg
3 Diocese of Legazpi Coat of Arms.svg Concordio Maria SarteAugust 12, 1980
appointed		November 22, 1991
died		 Coat of arms of Concordio Maria Sarte as Bishop of Legazpi.svg
4 Diocese of Legazpi Coat of Arms.svg José Crisologo Sorra March 1, 1993
appointed		April 1, 2005
retired		 Coat of arms of Jose Crisologo Sorra as Bishop of Legazpi.svg
5 Diocese of Legazpi Coat of Arms.svg Nestor Celestial CariñoApril 1, 2005
appointed		November 7, 2007
resigned		 Coat of arms of Nestor Celestial Carino as Bishop of Legazpi.svg
Sede Vacante -

Apostolic Administrator

Lucilo Barrameda QuiambaoNovember 7, 2007October 1, 2009
6 Most Rev. Joel Z. Baylon, D.D..jpg Joel Zamudio BaylonOctober 1, 2009
appointed		present Coat of arms of Joel Zamudio Baylon as Bishop of Legazpi.svg

Auxiliary Bishops

#PictureNameFromUntilCoat of Arms
1 Diocese of Legazpi Coat of Arms.svg Nestor Celestial Cariño 19781980

(appointed Bishop of Borongan)

 Coat of arms of Nestor Celestial Carino.svg
2 Diocese of Legazpi Coat of Arms.svg Lucilo Barrameda Quiambao 19822009 Coat of arms of Lucilo Barrameda Quiambao.svg

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Legazpi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved September 11, 2023. catholics=1,376,482
  2. ↑ Madriaga, Mariano (1957). "The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part II. The Suffragan Sees in the Luzon Area". Philippine Studies. 5 (4): 420–430. JSTOR   42719342 . Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ Lagarde, Roy (November 25, 2024). "'Regulate the greed': Albay bishop calls halt to environment abuse". The Philippine Star . Retrieved November 26, 2024.

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