Diocese of Dumaguete Dioecesis Dumaguetensis Diyosesis sa Dumaguete | |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory |
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Ecclesiastical province | Cebu |
Coordinates | 9°18′19.2″N 123°18′24.2″E / 9.305333°N 123.306722°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,955 km2 (1,913 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,567,113 1,384,701[1] (88.4%) |
Parishes | 43 |
Congregations | 19 |
Schools | 13 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5 April 1955 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria |
Patron saint | Catherine of Alexandria Joseph (secondary) |
Secular priests | 88 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Julito Cortes |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose S. Palma |
Vicar General | Rev. Msgr. Glenn Corsiga, PC |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumaguete (Latin: Dioecesis Dumaguetensis; Filipino: Diyosesis ng Dumaguete; Cebuano: Diyosesis sa Dumaguete; Spanish: Diócesis de Dumaguete) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Its territory consists of the provinces of Negros Oriental and Siquijor with the exception of the municipalities of La Libertad and Vallehermoso, and the cities of Guihulngan and Canlaon.
The seat of the diocese is the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria, which is located at the heart of the city of Dumaguete of Negros Oriental. Since its creation, there have been 4 bishops who have reigned over the diocese. The current bishop is Most Rev. Julito Buhisan Cortes, D.D., S.Th.D., the first native of the diocese to become its bishop.
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