Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval

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Diocese of Naval

Dioecesis Navaliensis

Diyosesis han Naval
Diyosesis sa Naval
Diyosesis ng Naval
Catholic
Cathedral of Naval, Biliran.jpg
Coat of arms of Diocese of Naval.svg
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
Territory Biliran
Ecclesiastical province Palo
Metropolitan Palo
Coordinates 11°33′41″N124°23′42″E / 11.56134°N 124.39501°E / 11.56134; 124.39501
Statistics
Area1,005 km2 (388 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
410,670
370,734 [1]  (90.3%)
Parishes15
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established29 November 1988
Cathedral Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Naval
Patron saint Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary [2]
Secular priests 28
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Rex Cullingham Ramirez
Metropolitan Archbishop John F. Du
Vicar General Msgr. Venancio Sosing
Bishops emeritus Filomeno G. Bactol
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval (Lat: Dioecesis Navaliensis) is a diocese of the Roman Rite of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Its cathedral is in Naval, Biliran in the Eastern Visayas. Its territory includes whole island of Biliran and the northwestern tip of Leyte Province.

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Erected in 1988, the diocese was created from territory of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo, to which the diocese remains a suffragan. The first appointed bishop was Filomeno Bactol (1988–2017). On October 13, 2017, his retirement was accepted by the Pope two years after reaching the mandatory age of 75. Pope Francis appointed Rex Cullingham Ramirez, a priest from Archdiocese of Palo, as the new bishop of Naval. His episcopal ordination took place at the Palo Metropolitan Cathedral on January 9, 2018. He was canonically installed on January 12, 2018 at Naval Cathedral. Ramirez is the second bishop of the diocese.

The Cathedral School of La Naval was established in 1990 AD. It is the first catholic school in the diocese.

Marvyn Abrea Maceda, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique in the Antique province of the Philippines, grew up in the Naval diocese and was a priest of the diocese before becoming the bishop of San Jose.

Ordinaries

NoNameIn officeCoat of arms
1.Filomeno Gonzales Bactol29 November 1988 – 13 October 2017 Coat of arms of Filomeno Gonzales Bactol as Bishop of Naval.svg
2.Rex Cullingham Ramirez13 October 2017 – present Coat of arms of Rex Cullingham Ramirez (Naval).svg

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References

  1. "Naval (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  2. "Diocese of Naval, Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved 8 April 2019.