Roman Catholic Diocese of Boac

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Diocese of Boac Dioecesis Boacensis Diyosesis ng Boac Diocesis de Boac
Catholic
Boac Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Marinduque
Ecclesiastical province	Lipa
Metropolitan	Lipa
Coordinates	13°26′57″N 121°50′14″E / 13.44917°N 121.83722°E / 13.44917; 121.83722
Statistics
Area	959 km2 (370 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 291,438 256,611[1] (88%)
Parishes	14
Churches	14
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 May 1978
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of the Immaculate Conception and Diocesan Shrine of Mahal na Birhen ng Biglang-Awa
Patron saint	Mahal na Birhen ng Biglang-Awa (Principal Patroness) Immaculate Conception (Secondary Patroness)
Secular priests	35
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit Jr.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gilbert Armea Garcera
Vicar General	Elino Esplana
Judicial Vicar	Arvin Madla
Map
Map of Marinduque showing the location of Boac
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boac (Lat: "Dioecesis Boacensis") is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Created suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lipa, separating from the Mother Diocese of Lucena on 2 April 1977, it has jurisdiction over the province of Marinduque. It has a total area of 959.2 square kilometres (370.3 sq mi).