Roman Catholic Diocese of Imus

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Diocese of Imus Dioecesis Imusensis Diyosesis ng Imus Diócesis de Imus
Catholic
Imus Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Cavite
Ecclesiastical province	Manila
Metropolitan	Manila
Statistics
Area	1,427.06 km2 (550.99 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 4,054,000 3,239,000[1] (79.9%)
Parishes	90 (as of 11 Dec 2023)
Schools	43
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 25, 1961[2]
Cathedral	Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Pillar - Imus Cathedral
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Pillar
Secular priests	190+
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jose Lazaro Fuerte Advincula Jr.
Vicar General	Reuel Castañeda
Bishops emeritus	Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle (2001-2011)
Website
Diocese of Imus via Weebly

The Diocese of Imus (Latin: Dioecesis Imusensis; Tagalog: Diyosesis ng Imus; Spanish and Chavacano: Diócesis de Imus) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Philippines that comprises the entire province of Cavite. By the virtue of the apostolic constitution "Christi Fidelium," promulgated by Pope John XXIII, the diocese was canonically erected on November 25, 1961, when it was excised from the Archdiocese of Manila (the territory of the civil province of Cavite, excluding Tagaytay) and the then-diocese, now Archdiocese of Lipa (the territory of the City of Tagaytay).^{[3] [4]} The diocese was formally inaugurated on April 26, 1962 and its first bishop, Artemio Gabriel Casas, took canonical possession of its administration.^[5] Imus Cathedral, located along General Castañeda Street in the poblacion of Imus, serves as the see of the diocese. It is one of twelve cathedrals founded by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines.

The diocese is home to around 3,239,000 Roman Catholics spread across four episcopal districts, 13 vicariates, 90 parishes, a national shrine (Our Lady of La Salette), and eight were declared as diocesan shrines. There are 184 priests in the diocese, 95 of which are diocesan and 89 are religious.

In 2011, the Diocese of Imus celebrated the Golden Jubilee of its establishment. Activities were held within the diocese to mark the momentous event. Prior to the occasion, the celebration of the 5th Asian Youth Day in 2009 was also held in the diocese.

The diocese is under the patronage of the Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of the Pillar, whose feast day is celebrated on October 12. The image of Our Lady was canonically crowned by Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, then Archbishop of Manila and homegrown Bishop of Imus, in a solemn ceremony held in 2012.