Latin Catholic diocese in the Philippines
The Diocese of Borongan (Lat: Dioecesis Boronganensis ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines . Created on October 22, 1960 by Pope John XXIII from territory of the Diocese of Calbayog , the diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo .
Bishop Vicente Reyes was the first diocesan bishop . 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 Philippine 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. The episcopal see is Borongan . The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes since being erected.[citation needed ]
Crispin Barrete Varquez was appointed its bishop in 2007.
Ordinaries
No.
Picture
Name
From
Until
Coat of Arms
1st
Vicente P. Reyes
19 January 1961 (Appointed)
8 August 1967 (Deceased, Emeritus Bishop of Cabanatuan )
2nd
Godofredo Pedernal Pisig
26 February 1968 (Appointed)
18 September 1976 (Resigned)
3rd
Sincero Barcenilla Lucero
8 March 1977 (Appointed)
10 December 1979 (emeritus Bishop of Calbayog )
4th
Nestor Celestial Cariño
12 August 1980 (Appointed)
31 January 1986 (Resigned)
5th
Leonardo Yuzon Medroso
18 December 1980 (Appointed)
31 January 2006 (Retired, Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran )
6th
Crispin Barrete Varquez
4 August 2007 (Appointed)
Present
Beatification launch
In the 8th of December 1995, the Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception , Guiuan formally launched a beatification movement for Donato Guimbaolibot , coinciding with the town fiesta and the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the town's Christian evangelization to the Vatican Council .
See also
References
Dioecesis Boronganensis
Territories Ordinaries
Vicente P. Reyes
Godofredo Pedernal Pisig
Sincero Barcenilla Lucero
Nestor Celestial Cariňo
Leonardo Yuzon Medroso
Crispin Barrete Varquez
Cathedral Shrine
Diocesan
San Antonio de Padua (Guiuan)
Parishes
Central Region Vicariates
St. John Mary Vianney St. Joseph
St. Anthony of Padua (Llorente)
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (Hernani)
St. Joseph, Husband of Mary (Gen. MacArthur)
St. Bonaventure (Balangkayan)
Southern Region Vicariates
Most Holy Rosary
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Guiuan)
St. Isidore the Farmer (Salcedo)
St. Francis of Assisi (Mercedes)
St. Anthony of Padua (Guiuan)
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Salcedo)
Our Lady of Salvation (Salcedo)
St. John the Baptist (Guiuan)
St. Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila (Guiuan)
Holy Cross (Guiuan)
Holy Spirit
St. Lawrence the Martyr (Balangiga)
St. Nicolas of Tolentine (Quinapondan)
Our Lady of Remedies (Giporlos)
Santo Niño (Lawaan)
Northern Region Vicariates
St. Ignatius of Loyola
St. Ignatius of Loyola (Sulat)
St. James the Greater (Taft)
St. Joachim the Patriarch (Dolores)
Our Lady Queen of Angels (Can-avid)
St. Isidore the Farmer (Maslog)
St. John the Baptist (Dolores)
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
St. Peter of Alcantara (Oras)
St. Raymund Nonnatus (Arteche)
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Jipapad)
St. Mary Magdalene (San Policarpo)
Religious
Seminaries
Minor
Seminario de Jesus Nazareno (SJN)
Major
Nativity of Our Lady College Seminary (NLCS)
Holy Figures
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