The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao (

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: ''Dioecesis Cubaoensis'') is a

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of the western

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of the

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in district of

Cubao Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

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, in northern

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. The diocese was created by

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on June 28, 2003 from the ecclesiastical district of Cubao of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila ( lat, Archidioecesis Manilensis; fil, Arkidiyosesis ng Maynilà; es, Arquidiócesis de Manila) is the archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Metro Manila, Philippines, encompassing ...

. It was canonically erected on August 28, 2003, with the installation of Honesto Flores Ongtioco as the first Bishop of Cubao. The diocese is composed of 45 full

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es including three national shrines, two

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s; two quasi-parishes; one non-parochial diocesan shrine; and one mission station. These are clustered into six separate

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History

On December 3, 1974, Manila Archbishop

Jaime Sin Jaime Lachica Sin ( zh, t=辛海梅, 辛海棉, poj=Sin Hái-mûi, Sin Hái-mî; August 31, 1928 – June 21, 2005), commonly and formally known as Jaime Cardinal Sin, was the 30th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila and the third cardinal from ...

divided Quezon City into four vicariates: the Vicariates of Santa Rita, of Holy Family, of Saint Joseph, and of Santo Nino. On August 10, 1987, the ecclesiastical district of Quezon City was divided into two: Quezon City-North and Quezon City-South. On March 15, 2002, the district's territories were revised and the southern district renamed the ecclesiastical district of Cubao. Manila Auxiliary Bishop

Socrates Villegas Sócrates Buenaventura Villegas (born September 28, 1960) is a Filipino prelate, and a professed member of the Dominican Order, He is the current Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan, and is the former president of the Catholic Bishops ...

became the district bishop with Monsignor Daniel Santa Maria as its Episcopal Vicar. On June 28, 2003, Pope John Paul II signed papal bull ''Quo Satius Provideretur'' and the district was made a diocese, along with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan and Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasig.

Honesto F. Ongtioco Honesto Flores Ongtioco (born 17 October 1948) is a Filipinos, Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the first and only Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao, Bishop of Cubao, and also served as Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Cat ...

, Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga The Diocese of Balanga is one of the 72 dioceses of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It was established on March 17, 1975, by Pope Paul VI. The diocese comprises the whole civil province of Bataan, with 37 parishes, one minor basilica, ch ...

, was named its first bishop and was formally installed on August 28, 2003. The Immaculate Conception Parish at 39 Lantana Street, Barangay Immaculate Conception, Cubao, Quezon City, became the

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and seat of the diocese.

Territorial jurisdiction

The diocese comprises the southern part of

, starting from Tandang Sora Avenue and Mactan Street leading throughout the south of the city, particularly the three legislative districts of the city in the south: District 1 (all

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s), District 3 (except Barangays Camp Aguinaldo, Matandang Balara and EDSA Shrine in Brgy. Ugong Norte along EDSA-Ortigas), and District 4 (except the lower part of Barangay Bagong Lipunan ng Crame). In addition to, it comprises some barangays in District 6, namely Sangandaan, Baesa, Apolonio Samson, Unang Sigaw, Balon-bato (or Balumbato), New Era, and portions of Culiat and Tandang Sora that are found on the southern portion across Tandang Sora Avenue. Two of the institutions owned by the Archdiocese of Manila which are Radio Veritas 846 and EDSA Shrine are located within the diocese's jurisdiction. Camp Aguinaldo and the portion of

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south of Bonny Serrano Avenue, with Veterans Memorial Medical Center along North Avenue, Project 6, are under the jurisdiction of the

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, whereas Barangay Matandang Balara under the

Diocese of Novaliches The Roman Catholic Diocese of Novaliches (Latin: ''Dioecesis Novalichesina''; Filipino: ''Diyosesis ng Novaliches'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was created by Pope John Paul II o ...

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