The Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi (
Latin
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: ''Dioecesis Legazpiensis'') is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of the
Latin Rite
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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. It constitutes the entire province of