The Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay is a Latin Catholic pre-diocesan
missionary
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jurisdiction in the island of
Palawan
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in the
Philippines
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.
It is not a part of any
ecclesiastical province
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as it is directly subject to the
Holy See
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(under the jurisdiction of the
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
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), yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation usually grouped with the
Archdiocese of Manila, along with the
Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa.
Its episcopal see is the
Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Worker, in
Taytay, Palawan.
History
It was established on 27 March 2002
as the ''Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay'' when it split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Palawan. The latter then became the ''
Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa''.
Apostolic Vicars of Taytay
See also
*
Catholic Church in the Philippines
References
External links
Claretian Publications; Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay
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2002 establishments in the Philippines
Apostolic vicariates
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
Religion in Palawan