Roman Catholic Diocese of Maasin

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Diocese of Maasin Dioecesis Maasinensis Diyosesis sa Maasin Diócesis de Maasin
Catholic
Maasin Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Southern Leyte Leyte (Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Matalom)
Ecclesiastical province	Cebu
Metropolitan	Cebu
Coordinates	10°07′57″N 124°50′17″E / 10.13255°N 124.83795°E / 10.13255; 124.83795
Statistics
Area	2,505 km2 (967 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 741,781 652,087[2] (87.9%)
Parishes	47[1]
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	23 March 1968
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Precioso D. Cantillas
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jose S. Palma
Vicar General	Oscar A. Cadayona
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maasin (Lat: Dioecesis Maasinensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, comprising the civil province of Southern Leyte and six municipalities from the fifth legislative district of Leyte. Erected in 1968, the diocese was erected from the Archdiocese of Palo. At present, the diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cebu. The current bishop is Precioso D. Cantillas, appointed in 1998.

The diocese comprises the entire province of Southern Leyte, and the towns of Matalom, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, and Inopacan, as well as the city of Baybay in the province of Leyte, with the Maasin Parish Cathedral as the seat of the diocese.^[3] Distributed within its 2,505 square kilometers of land are 42 parishes, 1 quasi-parish and one chaplaincy. To facilitate administration these parishes have been grouped under seven vicariates.