• Catholic Bishops' Conference of The Phillipines (CBCP)

• Archdiocese: Caceres -
• Dioceses: Daet; Legazpi; Masbate; Sorsogon; Virac -
• Prelature: Libmanan
• Archdiocese: Cagayan de Oro -
• Dioceses: Butuan; Malaybalay; Surigao; Tandag
• Archdiocese: Capiz -
• Dioceses: Kalibo; Romblon
• Archdiocese: Cebu -
• Dioceses: Dumaguete; Maasin; Tagbilaran; Talibon
• Archdiocese: Cotabato -
• Dioceses: Kidapawan; Marbel
• Archdiocese: Davao -
• Dioceses: Digos; Mati; Tagum
• Archdiocese: Jaro -
• Dioceses: Bacolod; Kabankalan; San Carlos; San Jose de Antique
• Archdiocese: Lingayen-Dagupan -
• Dioceses: Alaminos; Cabanatuan; San Fernando de la Union; San Jose; Urdaneta
• Archdiocese: Lipa -
• Dioceses: Boac; Gumaca; Lucena -
• Prelature: Infanta
• Archdiocese: Manila -
• Dioceses: Antipolo; Imus; Malolos; San Pablo
• Archdiocese: Nueva Segovia -
• Dioceses: Bangued; Laoag
• Archdiocese: Ozamis -
• Dioceses: Dipolog; Iligan; Pagadian -
• Prelature: Marawi
• Archdiocese: Palo -
• Dioceses: Borongan; Calbayog; Catarman; Naval
• Archdiocese: San Fernando -
• Dioceses: Balanga; Iba; Tarlac
• Archdiocese: Tuguegarao -
• Dioceses: Bayombong; Ilagan -
• Prelature: Batanes and Babuyan Islands
• Archdiocese: Zamboanga -
• Prelatures: Ipil; Isabela
• Military Ordinate
• Apostolic Vicariates: Baguio; Bontoc-Lagawe; Calapan; Jolo; Puerto Princesa; San Jose in Mindoro; Tabuk; Taytay

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• Archdiocese of Caceres - [Est. 1595]

   P.O. Box 6085, Naga City 4400 Philippines
   It was formed from the territory previously within the jurisdiction of the Diocese  of Manila.
• Archdiocese of Caceres Parish Directory and Map

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• Diocese of Daet - [Est. 1974]
   Chancery: Diocesan House - P.O. Box 38 - Daet, 4600 Camarines Norte, Philippines
   Phone: (054) 721-1431
   The Diocese of Daet encompasses the civil province of Camarines Norte.

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• Diocese of Legazpi - [Est. 1951]
   The Diocese of Legazpi encompasses the civil province of Albay.

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• Diocese of Masbate - [Est. 1968]
   Chancery: Diocesan Pastoral Center - Masbate 5400 Masbate, Philippines
   Phone/Fax: (056) 333-2202
   The Diocese of Masbate was formed from the Diocese of Sorsogon, and encompasses "the civil province of Masbate with its 121 islands including the two larger ones – Burias and Ticao..."
• Diocese of Masbate Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Sorsogon - [Est. from Archdiocese of Nueva Caceres, in 1951]
   The Diocese of Sorsogon was formed from the Archdiocese of Nueva Caceres, and originally encompassed the territory of Masbate.  Since 1968, it has served the civil province of Sorsogon.

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• Diocese of Virac - [Est. 1974]
Diocesan Pastoral Center - Diocese of Virac - Virac, Catanduanes 4800 Philippines
   The Diocese of Virac was formed from the Diocese of Legazpi in the province of Albay, and encompasses the civil province of Catanduanes.
• Diocese of Virac Parish Directory

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• Prelature of Libmanan - [Est. 1990] and CBCP information page
   Address:  Libmanan, Camarines Sur 4407 Philippines
   The Prelature of Libmanan was formed from 16 parishes of the Archdiocese of Caceres, and encompasses 21 parishes in the northern part of the Province of Camarines in the Bicol Region, Luzon Island, in the Republic of the Philippines, including the municipalities of Milaor, Minalabac, San Fernando, Pamplona, Pasacao, Libmanan, Cabusao, Sipocot, Lupi, Ragay and Del Gallego.  The original 16 parishes, as reported on the Prelature's web site, were: St. Rita of Cascia, del Gallego; San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, Godofredo Reyes Sr., Ragay; Most Holy Trinity, Ragay; St. Peter Baptist, Lupi; St. Pius X, Villazar, Sipocot; St. John the Baptist, Sipocot; St. Paschal Baylon, Barcelonita, Cabusao; St. Bernardine of Sienna, Cabusao; St. James the Apostle, Libmanan; St. Vincent Ferrer, San Vicente, Libmanan; Our Lady of Pillar, San Isidro, Libmanan; St. Rose of Lima, Pasacao; St. Michael the Archangel, Pamplona; St. John the Baptist, San Fernando; St. Joseph the Worker, Milaor; and Sts. Philip and James, Minalabac.
Parish Directory

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• Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro - [Est. Diocese 1933; Archdiocese 1951]
   Chancery: Archbishop's House - P.O. Box 113 - 9000 Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
   Phone: (08822) 722-375
   "...The Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro comprises two civil provinces, Misamis Oriental and Camiguin, an island province to the north, and a town in Bukidnon...Before 1865 the whole of Mindanao and Sulu were part of the Diocese of Cebu..."
• Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Butuan - [Est. 1967]
   Bishop's Residence: P.O. Box 54, 8600 Butuan City, Ampayon, Butuan City Philippines
   Phone.: (085) 342-3747     E-mail: jpueblos@urios.fapenet.org
   The Diocese of Butuan encompasses the civil provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur.
• Diocese of Butuan Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Malaybalay - [Est. Prelature 1969; Diocese 1982]
   The Diocese of Malaybalay encompasses "the civil province of Bukidnon and the municipality of Wa-o in Lanao del Sur."
"...The Diocese of Malaybalay started as a mission territory of the Recollect friars in the central highlands of Mindanao in the middle of the nineteenth century..."

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• Diocese of Surigao - [Est. 1939]
   The Diocese of Surigao originally encompassed the then entire civil province of Surigao, and presently has jurisdiction over the entire civil province of Surigao del Norte.

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• Diocese of Tandag - [Est. 1978]
   "...The Diocese of Tandag was created on June 16, 1978, carved out of the Diocese of Surigao..."  It presently encompasses the entire civil province of Surigao del Sur.

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• Archdiocese of Capiz - [Est. 1951; Archdiocese 1976]
   Archbishop's Residence -  P.O. Box 44 - Roxas City 5800 Capiz, Philippines
   Phone: (036) 621-0327
    "...It now comprises the civil province of Capiz and Roxas City..."
• Archdiocese of Capiz Parish Directory
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral
   5800 Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines

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• Diocese of Kalibo - [Est. 1976]
   Bishop's Residence - Kalibo 5600 Aklan, Philippines
   Phone/Fax: (6336) 268-5145
   The Diocese of Kalibo presently encompasses "...the civil province of Aklan, which was separated politically from the province of Capiz in 1956..."
• Diocese of Kalibo Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Romblon - [Est. 1974]
    Diocesan Curia:  Pastoral Center - Romblon 5500 Romblon, Philippines
  "...Romblon is a province composed of 20 islands and islets surrounded by deep waters in the Western Visayas region known as Region IV.  Its three main islands – Tablas, Sibuyan and Romblon lie between the western tip of Panay Island and the end of the Bondoc Peninsula in Luzon..."
• Diocese of Romblon Parish Directory

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• Archdiocese of Cebu - [Est. 1595]
   Chancery: Cardinal Rosales Pastoral Center - Patria de Cebu Bldg. - Cor. P. Burgos and P. Gomez Sts. - 6000 Cebu City, Philippines   E-mail: adelito@skyinet.net
The Diocese of Cebu was formed from the territory within the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila.
"...Cebu City is the oldest city in the Philippines, founded in 1565 by Legaspi and Urdaneta.  It was the first Spanish settlement, and also the first Catholic mission established in the then Islas Filipinas..."
• Diocesan Curia
• Archdiocese of Cebu Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Dumaguete - [Est. 1955]
   Diocesan Pastoral Center - Chancery Office:  P.O. Box 85 -  6200 Dumaguete City
• Diocese of Dumaguete Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Maasin - [Est. 1968]
   Chancery: P.O. Box 054 - 6600 Maasin, Southern Leyte - Philippines
    Phone: (053) 327-8033
   Presently, the Diocese of Maasin encompasses "the entire province of Southern Leyte, and the towns of Matalon, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan and Baybay in the province of Leyte.  It was formed from the Diocesan of Palo in Leyte, having been within that jurisdiction from 1937.   From 1910 to 1937, the area was within the Diocese of Calbayog, and prior to 1910, the Diocese of Cebu (1595 to 1910).
• Diocese of Maasin Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Tagbilaran -
   Chancery Office:  Tagbilaran City 6300 Bohol, Philippines
   "...Tagbilaran City is the capital of the island province of Bohol which lies between the south of Leyte and the southern portion of the island of Cebu in the Central Visayas..."

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• Diocese of Talibon -
   "...The Diocese of Talibon comprises half of the civil province of Bohol...from the town of Inabanga on the northwest, through Carmen in the interior, and down to Jagna on the southeast.  Its inland boundary bisects the island northwestward, or southeastward, with the other half of the island falling under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Tagbilaran..."

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• Archdiocese of Cotabato - [Est. Prelature 1950, Diocese 1976, Archdiocese 1979]
 


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• Diocese of Kidapawan - [Est. as Prelature in 1976, Diocese 1982]
   Marian Pastoral Center:  Bishop's Residence - P.O. Box 107 -  9400 Kidapawan, Cotabato - Philippines
   "...The origin of the Diocese of Kidapawan goes back to the first Jesuit missionaries who introduced Christianity in Mindanao in the late 7th century...today comprises 9 towns of the province of North Cotabato, 2 towns of the province of Maguindanao and 1 town of Sultan Kudarat..."
• Diocese of Kidapawan Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Marbel - [Est. as Prelature 1960; Diocese 1982] - CBCP Information

   Bishop's Residence: 9506 Koronadal, South Cotabato
   Phone: (083) 2282-526; (083) 2287-281   E-mail: dimarbel@philwebinc.com
   "...The Diocese of Marbel comprises the civil provinces of South Cotabato and Sarangani, the City of General Santos and parts of 3 municipalities of Sultan Kudarat."
• Marbel Diocesan Directory

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• Archdiocese of Davao - [Est. as Prelature 1949; Diocese 1966; Archdiocese 1970]
   "...Davao became a Catholic community as early as 1848 when the Augustinian Recollects arrived, then the Jesuits after them..."
"...The entire Mindanao area was under the Diocese of Cebu since1595, until some parts were placed under the jurisdiction of Jaro in 1865.  In 1910 the Diocese of Zamboanga was created and took all ecclesiastical territories in Mindanao away from Cebu.  Other dioceses were established over the  years, including the then Prelature of Davao which eventually became a diocese..."
• San Pedro Cathedral
       San Pedro, Davao City, DAVAO DEL SUR, 8000 Philippines
       Phone: (6382) 227-2317; 227-

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• Diocese of Digos - [Est. 1979]
   Formed from the Archdiocese of Davao, the Diocese of Digos encompasses  the civil province of Davao del Sur.
Chancery:
   Home of the Clergy - Doña Aurora St., Digos - 8002 Davao del Sur, P.O. Box 3771
   Phone: (082) 553-2012  |  Fax: (082) 553-5852.
• Diocese of Digos Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Mati - [Est. 1984]
   St. John of the Cross Clergy House, Clergy House Compound-  P.O. Box 5 Madang -  8200 Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines
   "...Early Spanish exploration of the Davao area can be traced back to 1528 when Saavedra visited the Sarangani Islands on the southwestern entrance to the Davao Gulf...On February 16, 1984, Pope John Paul II created the new Diocese of Mati, taking part of its territory from that of the Diocese of Tagum..."
• Diocese of Mati Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Tagum - [Est. Prelature 1962; Diocese 1980]
   "...The Diocese of Tagum is situated in the southeastern part of the island of Mindanao and comprises the entire civil province of Davao del Norte except that portion south of the Lasang River and Samal Island..."  This area was previously encompassed within the jurisdiction of the Prelature of Davao.

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• Archdiocese of Jaro - [Est. 1865]
   Originally, the Archdiocese of Jaro encompassed "...the entire island of Panay (today's Capiz, Aklan, Iloilo and Antique provinces), Negros Island, Romblon and Palawan in the Visayas: Jolo, Zamboanga, Cotabato and Davao on the island of Mindanao...later divided to form new ecclesiastical jurisdictions: Zamboanga in 1910, Bacolod in 1933, Capiz in 1951 and San Jose de Antique in 1962..."

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• Diocese of Bacolod [Est. 1932]
  
   Bishop's House: Rizal Street, Bacolod City P.O. Box 141 & 152, 6100 Bacolod City
   Phone: (034) 433-3310 or (034) 433-3343  E-mail: bpoffice@bcd.weblinq.com
   Bacolod City is in the northh-west coast of the Province of Negros Occidental which is in the Visayan Islands in the Philippines.

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• Diocese of Kabankalan - [Est. 1933]



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• Diocese of San Carlos, Negros Occidental - [Est. 1987]



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• Diocese of San Jose de Antique - [Est. Prelature 1962, Diocese ca. 1983]

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• Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan - [Est. Diocese 1928; Archdiocese 1985]
   Chancery:  Archbishop's Residence - Jovellanos Street 2400 Dagupan City, Philippines
   Phone: (075) 523-5357
   "...The Diocese of Lingayen was erected on May 19, 1928, comprising the entire province of Pangasinan. In 1954, because of the destruction brought on Lingayen by World War 11, the See was transferred to Dagupan, and the diocese is now known as the Diocese of Lingayen Dagupan..."
• Archdiocese of Lingayen - Dagupan Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Alaminos - [Est. 1985]

   Bishop's Residence: 2404 Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines
    Phone./Fax: (075) 552.7062     E-mail: jacabrera@usatv.net
   The Diocese of Alaminos, on the western part of the province of Pangasinan was formed from the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.
• Diocese of Alaminos Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Cabanatuan - [Est. 1963]
   The Diocese of Cabanatuan was formed from the Diocese of Pampanga and the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, and originally encompassed "the entire province of Nueva Ecija and the chartered cities of Cabanatuan, San Jose and Palayan".   It presently serves the towns of Nueva Ecija, Cabanatuan City and Palayan City.

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• Diocese of San Fernando de la Union - [Est. 1970]



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• Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija - [Est. 1984]

   The Diocese of San Jose encompasses the city of San Jose and thirteen of the northern towns of Nueva Ecija in central Luzon.

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• Diocese of Urdaneta - [Est. 1985]

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• Archdiocese of Lipa - [Est. 1910]

   The Archdiocese of Lipa encompasses the civil province of Batangas located in the southwestern part of the island of Luzon.  "...Early in the Spanish era, about 1595, the territory of Quezon (In 1946 the old name of the province, Tayabas, was changed to Quezon) had been part of the jurisdiction of the then Diocese of Caceres in the Bicol area.  Eventually it was transferred to the Diocese of Lipa when this diocese was created in 1910..."  See the History of the Diocese of Gumaca.
• Historical Background
• Archdiocese of Lipa Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Boac - [Est. 1977]

   Chancery Bishop's Residence:  Sacred Heart Pastoral Center - Boac, 4900 Marinduque, Philippines
• Diocese of Boac Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Gumaca - [Est. 1984]
    Bishop's Residence: Gumaca Diocesan Pastoral Formation Center, Brgy. Rosario  Gumaca, 4307 Quezon, Philippines
    Phone: (42) 317-6214  421-1427   E-mail: gumaca45@hotmail.com
 The Diocese of Gumaca presently encompasses the eastern part of Quezon Province.  It was formed from the Diocese of Lucena in 1984.
• Diocese of Gumaca Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Lucena - [Est. 1950]
   The Diocese of Lucena encompassed the central towns of the southern part of Quezon Province (Prior to 1946, the province of Quezon was known as Tayabas).  The area was within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Lipa from 1910 to 1950, and prior to 1910: "...Tayabas in the past fell under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Nueva Caceres..."


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• Prelature of Infanta - [Est. 1950]
   Chancery Office:  Infanta 4336 Quezon, Philippines
   Phone: (04235) 2163
   The Prelature of Infanta encompasses the northern part of Quezon Province, "... including the sub-province of Aurora, the archipelago of Polillo and the island of Jomalig..."  Prior to 1950, this area was within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Lipa.
• Prelature of Infanta Parish Directory

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• Archdiocese of Manila - [Est. Diocese 1579; Archdiocese 1595]

   Arzobispado de Manila
     121 Arzobispo St. Intramuros, Manila
     P.O. Box 132 1099 Manila
     Phone: 527-7631 to 36
   Communications Office: 2/F Arzobispado de Manila 121 Arzobispo St., Intramuros, Manila
      "Manila was established as a diocesan suffragan to Mexico on February 6, 1579, by Pope Gregory XIII..."  In 1595, the dioceses of  Nueva Caceres, Nueva Segovia, and Cebu were established as sufferagean sees of the Archdiocese of Manila reducing the territory it encompassed to " to the City of Manila and the ten civil provinces near it:  Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, Bataan, Zambales, and Mindoro."  Eventually, through the years, and the founding of new dioceses, the area encompassed by the Archdiocese diminished.
The Archdiocese of Manila presently encompasses "the eight cities of Manila, Caloocan, Pasay, Quezon, Mandaluyong, Makati, Muntinlupa and Pasig (excluding the districts of Santolan and Rosario), and the municipalities of Parañaque, Malabon, San Juan, Navotas, Las Piñas, Taguig and Pateros."
• History of the Archdiocese of Manila, by Philip M. Finegan, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IX, by Robert Appleton Company, 1908,  Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
•   San Sebastian Church
   C.M. Recto Avenue - 1000 Manila, Philippines
   Phone: (632) 734-8908
• San Agustin Church
     General Luna and Real Streets, Intramuros, 1000 Manila, Philippines
     Phone: (632) 734-7421
• Church of the Black Nazarene (Cathedral) [est. 1568]
    Plaza Miranda and Quezon Boulevard, Quiapo, Manila
    Phone: (632) 733-4945

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• Diocese of Antipolo - [Est. 1983]
   Chancery:  Antipolo Cathedral - Antipolo City, Philippines
   The Diocese of Antipolo was formed "...out of the Archdiocese of Manila, taking mostly the eastern part of Rizal...", and includes the cities of Antipolo, Angono, Baras, Marikina, Montalban.
• Diocese of Antipolo Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Imus - [Est. 1961]

   The Diocese of Imus encompasses the civil province of Cavite.  "...The Catholic faith first came to Imus in 1571..."

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• Diocese of Malolos - [Est. 1961] - Diocese of Malolos

   The Diocese of Malolos encompasses the civil province of Bulacan and the
    municipality of Valenzuela in Metro Manila.
• History of the Malolos Diocese
• Vicariates

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• Diocese of San Pablo - [Est. 1966]

   The Diocese of San Pablo encompasses the territories of San Pablo City and the civil province of Laguna in southern Luzon.  It was formed, in 1966, from the Archdiocese of Lipa.

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• Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia - [Est. 1595]
   "...As a diocese Nueva Segovia was canonically erected by Pope Clement VIII with a papal bull on August 14, 1595 with Miguel de Benavides, OP, as its first bishop.  Its territorial jurisdiction extended over all the provinces of northern Luzon...Together with the diocese of Cebu and Caceres, it was made a suffragan to the new Archdiocese of Manila..."  It was formed from the territory previously within the jurisdiction of the Diocese  of Manila.
The Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia presently encompasses the civil province of Ilocos Sur.

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• Diocese of Bangued - [Est. Prelature Nullius 1955; Diocese 1982]
   Bishop's House:  Bangued 2800 Abra, Philippines
   Phone: (074) 752-8040
 The Diocese of Bangued encompasses  the entire civil province of Abra.  (Prior to 1917, the area now known as the province of Abra was part of the Ilocos Region.)
• Diocese of Bangued Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Laoag - [Est. 1961]
   The Diocese of Laoag encompasses the civil province of Ilocos Norte, located in  the northernmost edge of the island of Luzon, and its capital, the city of Laoag.

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• Archdiocese of Ozamis - [Est. Prelature 1951; Diocese 1971; Archdiocese 1983]
    The Archdiocese of Ozamis presently encompasses "the civil province of Misamis Occidental and the cities of Ozamiz, Oroquieta (capital of the province) and Tangub".

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• Diocese of Dipolog - [Est. 1967]
   Formed from the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, the Diocese of Dipolog encompasses the civil province of Zamboanga del Norte, including the cities of Dipolog and Dapitan.

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• Diocese of Iligan - [Est. Prelature 1971, Diocese 1982]

   Chancery:  Bishop's House, Isabel Village Palao, 9200 Iligan City, Philippines
    Phone: (063) 221-2355
• Diocese of Iligan Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Pagadian - [Est. 1971]

 Chancery: c/o Bishop's Residence - Pagadian City 7016 Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines
   The Diocese of Pagadian encompasses "the City of Pagadian and 21 municipalities in the northern and eastern parts of Zamboanga del Sur."
• Diocese of Pagadian Parish Directory

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• Prelature of Marawi - [Est. 1976]

   Bishop's Residence:
        9700 Marawi City, Lanao del Sur - P.O. Box 5605
        9200 Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
        Phone: (063) 520-686
   The Prelature of Marawi encompasses the province of Lanao del Sur.
• Prelature of Marawi Parish Directory

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• Archdiocese of Palo - [Est. Diocese 1937; Archdiocese 1982]

   The Archdiocese of Palo presently encompasses "the civil province of Leyte, excluding four municipalities in the north which belong to the Diocese of Naval, and six towns in the southwest which belong to the Diocese of Maasin."
Leyte and Samar (known as Tendaya and lbabao to the Spanish) were under the jurisdiction of the Spanish government in Cebu until the 1735.

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• Diocese of Borongan - [Est. 1960]

    Chancery:  Borongan, 6800 Eastern Samar, Philippines
    Phone: (055) 261-2113    E-mail: bpmedroso@yahoo.com
   The Diocese of Borongan presently encompasses Eastern Samar.
"...The historical beginnings of the diocese can be traced as far back as 1595 when the Jesuits from mission centers in Leyte evangelized the southern portion of the island of Samar..."
• Diocese of Borongan Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Calbayog - [Est. 1910]

    Bishop's House: 6710 Calbayog City, Samar, P.O. Box 02
    Phone: (055) 209-1372    E-mail:  bpjspalma@yahoo.com
  The Diocese of Calbayog presently encompasses Western Samar.
   "...In 1768 the Jesuits were expelled from the Philippines and the Spanish Franciscan missionaries took over the first parishes in Samar:  Catbalogan, Gandara, Paranas, Palapag, Catubig, Catarman and Capul..."
Formed from the Diocese of Cebu, the Diocese of Calbayog originally encompassed the island provinces of Samar and Leyte, until 1937 when the Diocese of Palo, in Leyte was established.
• Diocese of Calbayog Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Catarman - [Est. 1974]
     Diocesan Catholic Center: Catarman, 6400 Northern Samar, Philippines
   The Diocese of Catarman presently encompasses Northern Samar.
• Diocese of Catarman Parish Directory

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• Naval Diocese - [Est. 1988]

    Chancery:  Burgos cor. Covera Streets - Naval 6543 Biliran
  The Naval Diocese was formed from the Archdiocese of Palo, and encompasses "the entire island of Biliran and four municipalities at the northwestern tip of the island of Leyte."
• Parishes and Parochial Clergy

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• Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga - [Est. Diocese 1948; Archdiocese 1975]

   The Archdiocese of San Fernando encompasses the entire civil province of Pampanga.
   "...The Augustinian Missionaries were the first to settle in Lubao, a town in Pampanga, in 1571..."
• Archdiocese of San Fernando Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Balanga - [Est. 1975]

    Bishop's House: Balanga 2100 Bataan - Philippines
    Phone: (047) 237-3226    E-mail:  bpness@digitelone.com
  The Diocese of Balanga encompasses the entire civil province of Bataan, in Central Luzon.  "...Bataan was one part of Pampanga until it was made a separate province in 1754..."
• Diocese of Balanga Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Iba - [Est. Prelature Nullius 1955; Diocese 1982]

   Bishop's House:  Iba, 2201 Zambales - Philippines
    Phone/Fax: 811-1214       E-mail: bpdeo@hotmail.com
   The Diocese of Iba presently encompasses  the entire civil province of Zambales and Olongapo City.  "...Before its creation into a prelature Iba, in the province of Zambales, was part of the Diocese of San Fernando, Pampanga and that of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan..."
• Diocese of Iba Parish Directory

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• Diocese of Tarlac - [Est. 1963]

   The Diocese of Tarlac presently encompasses the entire province of Tarlac.  It was formed from the Dioceses of San Fernando, Pampanga (the town of Tarlac and southern towns) and the Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan (the northern towns).
• "The Catholic Church of Concepcion, Tarlac By Way of a History" by Prof. Lino L. Dizon. - on Concepcion, Tarlac Homepage.

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• Archdiocese of Tuguegarao - [Est. Diocese 1910; Archdiocese 1957]

   "...The Archdiocese of Tuguegarao comprises the civil province of Cagayan, except the island municipality of Calayan which belongs to the Prelature of Batanes- Babuyanes..."
In 1582, the first mission was founded in the town of Lallo, "which the Spaniards renamed Nueva Segovia..."

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• Diocese of Bayombong - [Est. Prelature 1966; Diocese 1982]

   The Diocese of Bayombong encompasses the civil provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino.

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• Diocese of Ilagan - [Est. 1970]

   The Diocese of Ilagan encompasses the civil province of Isabela.
   "...Mission stations in the area which later became settlements were founded by Augustinian and Dominican friars as early a 1717..."

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• Prelature of Batanes and Babuyan Islands - [Est. 1950]
    Bishop's Residence:  Basco 3900 Batanes
  The Prelature encompasses the civil province of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands group which belongs to the province of Cagayan."  "...In 1685 Dominican missionaries...undertook evangelization as well as colonization of the Ibatans, the natives of the place..."
• Prelature of Batanes and Babuyan Islands Parish Directory

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• Archdiocese of Zamboanga - [Est. Diocese 1910; Archdiocese 1958]

   The Archdiocese of Zamboanga presently encompasses  the City of Zamboanga and part of the province of Zamboanga del Sur.
   "...From 1607 to 1910 the entire island of Mindanao was under the Diocese of Cebu and Jaro..."  In 1910, the Diocese of Zamboanga encompassed the whole island of Mindanao, including the adjacent islands of the Sulu Archipelago and the island of Cagayan de Sulu.  In 1933,  Mindanao area into two – the whole southern portion, including the Sulu Archipelago, under the jurisdiction of Zamboanga, and the northern portion under the Diocese of Cagayan de Oro..."

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• Prelature of Ipil - [Est. 1979]

   Bishop's Residence: P.O. Box 7283 - Ipil, 7001 Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines
   Phone: (062) 333-2266
   "...The Prelature of Ipil is one of the ecclesiastical territories in the province of Zamboanga del Sur..."  It was formed from the Archdiocese of Zamboanga.
• Prelature of Ipil Parish Directory

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• Prelature of Isabela, Basilan - [Est. 1963]
   Chancery: Bishop Querexeta Formation Center - #10 C.P. Garcia Street - Isabela, 7300 Basilan Province, Philippines
   Phone: (062) 200-7424
   The Prelature of Isabela encompasses " all territories constituting the civil jurisdiction of Basilan Province, including Basilan City, its present capital."
• Prelature of Isabela Parish Directory

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• Military Ordinate - [Est. Military Vicariate 1950, Ordinate 1986]



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• Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio - [Est. 1992]

   The Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio encompasses the city of Baguio and the civil province of Benguet.
• Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio Parish Directory
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral
   Cathedral Hill, 2600 Baguio City, P.O. Box 55

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• Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe - [Est. 1992]

    Chancery: Sta. Rita Catholic Mission - Bontoc, 2616 Mt. Province
    Phone: (074) 462-4093
 The Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe encompasses the two civil provinces of Ifugao and the Mountain Province.
• Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe Parish Directory

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• Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan - [Est. 1951]

    Diocesan Center: Salong, 5200 Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
• Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan Parish Directory

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• Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo - [Est. Prefecture 1953; Apostolic Vicariate 1958]

   Bishop's Residence: Jolo, 7400 Sulu, Philippines
   Phone/Fax: (632) 841-1301    E-mail:  arlampon@philwebinc.com
   The Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo encompasses the civil province of Sulu.
• Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo Parish Directory
• Mt. Carmel Cathedral Parish
   General Arolas St., Walled City, 7400 Jolo, Sulu

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• Apostolic Vicariate of Princesa City, Palawan - [Est. Prefecture 1910; Apostolic Vicariate 1955]
   Bishop's Residence, 5300 Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
   "...Palawan was first entrusted to the Augustinian Recollects by the Augustinian Bishop of Cebu, Msgr. Pedro de Arce in the year 1622..."
• Apostolic Vicariate of Palawan
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish
   Puerto Princesa City 5300

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• Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro - [Est. 1983]
   Bishop's Residence: San Jose 5100 Occidental Mindoro
   Phone: (043) 491-2141
   The Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose encompasses the "civil province of Occidental Mindoro and its 11 municipalities."
• Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Parish Directory
• Saint Joseph the Worker Cathedral Parish
   San Jose (Pandurucan), 5100 Occidental Mindoro

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• Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk, Kalinga-Apayao - [Est. 1992]
   Bishop's Residence:  Bulanao, Tabuk 3800 Kalinga
   "...The Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk comprises the civil provinces of Kalinga and Apayao which form the northern tip of the Cordillera Mountains in northern Luzon, part of the area known today as Region II..."
• Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk, Kalinga-Apayao

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• Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay - [Est. 1992]



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Catholic Bishops' Conference of The Phillipines (CBCP)

• Catholic Encyclopedia Online:  Philippine Islands
  
• Discoverers Biographies (many discoverers were Catholic)
• Great Moments in Catholic History by Fr. Jacques Monet, S.J., Pres. Regis College Toronto
• Augustinian Home Page.
   Prior General, Order of Saint Augustine
       Curia Generalizia Agostiniano - Via Paolo VI, 25 - 00193 Roma Italy
Elenchus Ordinis: (Provinciae et Domus) - Houses of the Order.
• Augustinian Centers of Research - The Augustinians "...maintain several centers of study, providing resources and furthering the study of theology, of St. Augustine and of the history of the Order of St. Augustine. These centers house resources, welcome scholars, and encourage study..."
• The Augustinians - (Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova).
   Augustinian Provincialate - P.O. Box 340 - Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085-0340
• Augustinian History - An introduction to the Augustinians: "...Augustinians were the first Catholic missionaries in the Phillippines..."
• Brief Chronology of Christianity (1A.D. to present)



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Disclaimer: I have viewed the following sites and found them to be informative for general and historical research, however, I do not necessarily agree with the content or wish to present these links as Catholic resources.

• The Philippines - general information, history, language and more - links from University of Texas at Austin.
• Library of Congress: Area Handbook Series - Country Studies - Philippines.
• Concepcion, Tarlac Homepage includes:
• "The Catholic Church of Concepcion, Tarlac By Way of a History" by Prof. Lino L. Dizon.
• Microsoft Expedia Maps - find cities, etc.
• Palawan, Pilipinas
• pinoysearch.com/ - online white and yellow pages directory for the Philippines
• Sunstar Network Online - Directory
• E-YellowPages for the Philippines
• http://www.eyp.ph/home/Main - Philippines Yellow Pages
• Philippines Phone Books
• Netscape International:
• AnyWho Internet Directory > International Directories

I am voluntarily creating this site as a helpful guide to researching the history of the local Catholic Churches and to help genealogists who are researching Catholic ancestors in this geographic area.  This is not an official Catholic Church page.
Though links to this page for Catholic Church, genealogical, historical research and non-profit use are encouraged, please do not download the page without requesting permission since it contains copyright protected material.
If you have a suggestion, or a site that you believe will be helpful, please let me know.  --Ann

Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 by Ann Mensch.  All Rights Reserved.

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Alphabetical List of Catholic Jurisdictions in the Philippines:

                    1.   Alaminos
                    2.   Antipolo
                    3.   Bacolod
                    4.   Baguio
                    5.   Balanga
                    6.   Bangued
                    7.   Batanes-Babuyanes
                    8.   Bayombong
                    9.   Boac
                   10.  Bontoc-Lagawe
                   11.  Borongan
                   12.  Butuan
                   13.  Cabanatuan
                   14.  Caceres
                   15.  Cagayan de Oro
                   16.  Calapan
                   17.  Calbayog
                   18.  Capiz
                   19.  Catarman
                   20.  Cebu
                   21.  Cotabato
                   22.  Daet
                   23.  Davao
                   24.  Digos
                   25.  Dipolog
                   26.  Dumaguete
                   27.  Gumaca
                   28.  Iba
                   29.  Ilagan
                   30.  Iligan
                   31.  Imus
                   32.  Infanta
                   33.  Ipil
                   34.  Isabela
                   35.  Jaro
                   36.  Jolo
                   37.  Kabankalan
                   38.  Kalibo
                   39.  Kidapawan
                   40.  Laoag
                   41.  Legazpi
                   42.  Libmanan
                   43.  Lingayen-Dagupan
                   44.  Lipa
                   45.  Lucena
                   46.  Maasin
                   47.  Malaybalay
                   48.  Malolos
                   49.  Manila
                   50.  Marawi
                   51.  Marbel
                   52.  Masbate
                   53.  Mati
                   54.  Naval
                   55.  Nueva Segovia
                   56.  Ozamiz
                   57.  Pagadian
                   58.  Palo
                   59.  Puerto Princesa
                   60.  Romblon
                   61.  San Carlos
                   62.  San Fernando La Union
                   63.  San Fernando Pampanga
                   64.  San Jose de Antique
                   65.  San Jose Nueva Ecija
                   66.  San Jose Occidental Mindoro
                   67.  San Pablo
                   68.  Sorsogon
                   69.  Surigao
                   70.  Tabuk
                   71.  Tagbilaran
                   72.  Tagum
                   73.  Talibon
                   74.  Tandag
                   75.  Tarlac
                   76.  Taytay
                   77.  Tuguegarao
                   78.  Urdaneta
                   79.  Virac
                   80.  Zamboanga
                   81.  Military Ordinariate

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