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Diocese of Virac

Dioecesis Viracensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 27 May 1974
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Caceres (Nueva Caceres)
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Philippines
  • Square Kilometers: 1,512 (584 Square Miles)
  • Description: Comprises the province of Catanduanes
  • Mailing Address: Diocesan Pastoral Center, Virac, 4800 Catanduanes, Philippines
  • Telephone: (052)811-4195

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
27 May 1974ErectedDiocese of Legazpi (Catanduanes) Diocese of Virac (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980185,000191,00096.9%22228,409117ap1981
1990185,000189,00097.9%26267,11514617ap1991
1999229,953235,46497.7%422445,226212817ap2000
2000229,904235,46497.6%372395,894212817ap2001
2001202,350213,00095.0%382405,058222717ap2002
2002208,895215,35697.0%371385,497213319ap2003
2003212,800219,38197.0%381395,45623819ap2004
2004216,628223,22597.0%401415,28363819ap2005
2010243,000251,00096.8%484524,673135419ap2011
2014241,010253,69595.0%513544,46333420ap2015
2017252,590265,88595.0%526584,35563726ap2018
2020260,694274,41595.0%567634,13884527ap2021
2022263,483277,35095.0%639723,659114831ap2023

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 66, Page 467, and Page 468

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