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Diocese of Calbayog

Dioecesis Calbayogana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 10 April 1910
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Palo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Philippines
  • Square Kilometers: 5,591 (2,159 Square Miles)
  • Description: Western Samar
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 2, J.D. Avelino St., Calbayog City, 6710 Western Samar, Philippines
  • Telephone: (055)209-1372
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 April 1910ErectedDiocese of Cebu (Provinces of Samar and Leyte) Diocese of Calbayog (erected)
28 April 1934Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Calbayog (from Manila)
28 November 1937Territory LostDiocese of Calbayog (Leyte and adjacent islands) Diocese of Palo (erected)
22 October 1960Territory LostDiocese of Calbayog (Borongan, Maydolong, Llorente, Hernani, Gral. MacArthur, San Julián, Sulat, Oras, San Policarpo, San Ramón (Arteche), Hipapad, Gamay, Dolores, Can-Avid, Taft, Guiuan, Sulangan, Balangiga, Giporlos, Quinapondan, Salcedo, Matarinao, Villareal, Talalora, ...) Diocese of Borongan (erected)
23 November 1974Territory AddedDiocese of Borongan (Western Samar) Diocese of Calbayog
5 December 1974Territory LostDiocese of Borongan
Diocese of Calbayog
Diocese of Catarman (erected) (Northern Samar)
15 November 1982Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Calbayog (from Cebu)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950751,100758,30099.1%515114,7271837ap1951
1958862,470898,48496.0%70128210,517154051ap1960
1970580,802601,06296.6%141441,485173032ap1971
1980451,000455,00099.1%3153612,52782025ap1981
1990623,000648,00096.1%2943318,87843927ap1991
1999540,190563,70395.8%4685410,003494927ap2000
2000628,882661,98195.0%4184912,834414626ap2001
2001609,068641,12495.0%4885610,876304526ap2002
2002620,153652,79295.0%4485211,926294226ap2003
2003631,439664,67395.0%4685411,693394026ap2004
2004642,931676,77095.0%4865411,906434626ap2005
2006668,000702,00095.2%5786510,276403827ap2007
2013752,000789,00095.3%688769,894473332ap2014
2016731,542770,04595.0%729819,031603234ap2017
2019761,830792,96096.1%7911908,464713934ap2020
2021745,592793,18394.0%7110819,204375546ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 27, Page 263, and Page 264
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 71, and Page 72
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 75, Page 359, and Page 360

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