Diocese of Prosperidad Dioecesis Prosperitatis Diyosesis hong Prosperidad Diyosesis sa Prosperidad Diyosesis ng Prosperidad Diócesis de Prosperidad | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Agusan del Sur |
Ecclesiastical province | Cagayan de Oro |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,989.52 km2 (3,856.98 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2024) 739,367 [1] 486,251 (65.8%) |
Parishes | 26 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 15 October 2024 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel in Prosperidad |
Patron saint | Saint Michael the Archangel |
Secular priests | 32 (and 29 religious priests) [1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ruben C. Labajo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José A. Cabantan |
All current statistics are based from updated data taken by Catholic-Hierarchy.org. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prosperidad is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
During a preliminary assembly on July 9, 2023, in Kalibo, Aklan, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines voted in favor of the proposal of Bishop Cosme Almedilla of Butuan for the separation from Butuan of a new diocese that will cover the province of Agusan del Sur, which is considered a “missionary frontier” with a third of its population being indigenous peoples. [2]
The new diocese was carved out of the Diocese of Butuan on October 15, 2024, becoming the Philippines' 87th diocese. Ruben Labajo, an auxiliary bishop from the Archdiocese of Cebu, was appointed by Pope Francis to be its first bishop. [3] [4]
Bishop | Period in office | Coat of arms | ||
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1. | Ruben C. Labajo | Appointed: October 15, 2024 |
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