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Diocese of Surigao Dioecesis Surigensis Diyosesis sa Surigao Diyosesis ng Surigao | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Provinces of Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cagayan de Oro |
| Metropolitan | Cagayan de Oro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,739 km2 (1,444 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 601,000 564,000 (93.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 June 1939 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of San Nicholas of Tolentino in Surigao |
| Patron saint | St Nicholas of Tolentino |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antonieto Cabajog |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José A. Cabantan |
| Vicar General | Tirso N. Alcala |
| Episcopal Vicars | Prescilo P. Iral |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Surigao (Lat: Dioecesis Surigensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Erected in 1939, the diocese is one of the older ecclesiastical territories in the Philippines. The diocese was split off from the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro. In 1978, the diocese was subdivided, and the Diocese of Tandag was split off.
The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
The current bishop is Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog who was appointed on July 24, 2001.[1]
The jurisdiction of this diocese are the two provinces of Surigao del Norte[2] and Dinagat Islands
