This is a list of the Catholic dioceses in the Philippines (Mga Katolikong diyosesis ng Pilipinas). The dioceses'
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s comprise the
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines; ceb, Hugpong sa mga Obispo nga Katoliko sa Pilipinas;
bcl, Komperensya kan mga Obispo Katoliko kan Pilipinas; hil, Komperensya sang mga Obispo Katoliko sang Pilipinas; ilo, Kumperensya ti ...
(CBCP), an
episcopal conference. The dioceses are grouped into
ecclesiastical province
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s, each of which comprises a Metropolitan
archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
and several
suffragan diocese
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s and is headed by the
archbishop
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, as the
metropolitan bishop
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Originally, the term referred to the b ...
of the province. Currently, there are 16 ecclesiastical provinces in the Philippines.
Apostolic vicariates and the
military ordinariate
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Until 1986, they were called "military v ...
are
not part of any ecclesiastical province, but are included in the table. Like diocesan bishops, they are the
ordinary
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responsible for spiritual care the Catholics under them and are directly subject to the
Holy See
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. Currently, there are 7 apostolic vicariates and 1 military ordinariate in the Philippines.
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List of dioceses
Gallery of archdiocesan cathedrals
File:CATHEDRAL.jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Caceres''
File:Saint Agustine Cathedral (Cagayan de Oro; 11-27-2021).jpg, Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro''
File:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Roxas, Capiz 20150815.jpg, Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Capiz''
File:Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral 20180628a (cropped).jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint Vitalis and of the Immaculate Conception, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Cebu''
File:San Pedro Cathedral 01.jpg , Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Davao''
File:Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral (Jaro, Iloilo City; 10-22-2022).jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles) seat of the ''Archdiocese of Jaro''
File:Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, seat of the ''Archdiocese of ''
File:Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian (Lipa, Batangas; 12-29-2021).jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Lipa''
File:The Old Manila Cathedral.jpg, Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Manila''
File:Katedralen i Vigan 20180707a.jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia''
File:Palo Metropolitan Cathedral (Palo, Leyte; 09-09-2022).jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lord's Transfiguration, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Palo''
File:Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando.jpg, Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando, seat of the ''Archdiocese of San Fernando''
File:Tuguegarao Church, Cagayan.jpg, Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral, seat of the ''Archdiocese of Tuguegarao''
See also
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Apostolic Nunciature to the Philippines
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Catholic Church in the Philippines
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List of Catholic bishops in the Philippines
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List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
This is a growing list of territorial Catholic dioceses and ordinariates in communion with the Holy See. There are approximately 3,000 actual (i.e., non-titular) dioceses in the Catholic Church (including the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Ch ...
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List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
As of October 5, 2021, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,171 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apost ...
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List of Catholic archdioceses
The following is a current list of Catholic archdioceses ordered by continent and country (for the Latin Church) and by liturgical rite (for the Eastern Catholic Churches).
Many smaller countries, as well as large countries with small Catholic po ...
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Catholic Church hierarchy
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References
Sources and external links
ClaretianPublications.com; Diocese
{{Philippines in topic, Religions in
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Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
Catholic dioceses