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Diocese of Borongan

Dioecesis Boronganensis

Diyosesis han Borongan
Diyosesis ng Borongan
Interior of Borongan Cathedral, Eastern Samar.jpg
The Interior of the Borongan Cathedral
Diocese of Borongan Coat of arms corrected version.svg
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryEastern Samar, Samar (Villareal, Talalora, Calbiga, Santa Rita, Basey, and Osmeña), and the Municipality of Gamay (in Northern Samar)
Ecclesiastical provincePalo
MetropolitanPalo
Statistics
Area4,339 km2 (1,675 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2012)
496,000
465,000 (93.8%)
Parishes32
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established22 October 1960
CathedralCathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Borongan
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCrispin Barrete Varquez
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn F. Du
Vicar GeneralLope C. Robredillo
Episcopal VicarsDan Gañas
Leroy Geli
Joberto Picardal
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan (Lat: Dioecesis Boronganensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Erected in 1960, from territory in the Diocese of Calbayog, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palo.

The Diocese of Borongan was created on October 22, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. Bishop Vicente Reyes was the first diocesan bishop of Borongan. 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, 97 percent are Catholics. 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 Philippines 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. Borongan is the seat of the episcopal see.

The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes.

Crispin Barrete Varquez was appointed its bishop in 2007.

Ordinaries

No. Picture Name From Until Coat of Arms
1st Vicente P. Reyes, D.D. 19 January 1961 (Appointed) 8 August 1967 (Deceased, Emeritus Bishop of Cabanatuan)
Coat of arms of Vicente Posada Reyes as Bishop of Borongan.svg
2nd Godofredo Pedernal Pisig, D.D. 26 February 1968 (Appointed) 18 September 1976 (Resigned)
3rd Sincero Barcenilla Lucero, D.D 8 March 1977 (Appointed) 10 December 1979 (emeritus Bishop of Calbayog)
Coat of arms of Sincero Barcenilla Lucero as Bishop of Borongan.svg
4th Nestor Celestial Cariño, D.D 12 August 1980 (Appointed) 31 January 1986 (Resigned)
Coat of arms of Nestor Celestial Cariño as Bishop of Borongan.svg
5th
Leonardo Y. Medroso.png
Leonardo Yuzon Medroso, D.D 18 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, D.D 4 August 2007 (Appointed) Present
Coat of Arms of Crispin Barrete Varquez.svg

Beatification launch

In the 8th of December 1995, the Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception, Guiuan formally launched a beatification movement for Msgr. Donato Guimbaolibot, coinciding with the town fiesta and the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the town's Christian evangelization to the Vatican Council.[1]

See also

References

Coordinates: 11°36′26″N 125°25′58″E / 11.6071°N 125.4327°E / 11.6071; 125.4327