The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumaca (Lat: ''Dioecesis Gumacana'') is a

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diocese 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 associa ...

in the

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centered in the Municipality of

Gumaca Gumaca, officially the Municipality of Gumaca ( tgl, Bayan ng Gumaca), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,942 people. It is located at the mouth of what is ...

Quezon Quezon, officially the Province of Quezon ( tl, Lalawigan ng Quezon), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Kalilayan was the first known name of the province. It was later renamed Tayabas. In honor of the ...

province. The Roman Rite

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diocese covers the communities of Gumaca; Pitogo, due south of Gumaca; and all the parishes of eastern

province situated east of Gumaca and Pitogo. The Gumaca diocese was erected in 1984, carved out from the Diocese of Lucena. Both dioceses are suffragan of the

Archdiocese of Lipa 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 ...

Ordinaries

Priests of the Diocese who became Bishops

Jose Francisco Oliveros Jose Francisco Oliveros (September 11, 1946 – May 11, 2018) was a Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, who served as the fourth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos. Life Jose was born on September 11, 1946. His parents were Vicente O ...

, DD. 2nd Bishop of the Diocese of Boac from 2000-2004 and 4th Bishop of the

Diocese of Malolos The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos (Latin: ''Dioecesis Malolosinae''; Tagalog: ''Diyosesis ng Malolos''; Spanish: ''Diócesis de Malolos'') is a Roman Rite Diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippine, encompassing th ...

from 2004 until his death in 2018.

Gallery

File:Gumaca Cathedral interior.jpg, Interior of the Cathedral-Parish of San Diego of Alcala in Gumaca File:San Vicente Parish Gumaca, Quezon.JPG, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer in San Vicente, Gumaca File:Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish Lopez, Quezon.JPG, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish in Lopez File:Saint Peter the Apostle Facade Parish Calauag, Quezon.JPG, St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Calauag File:Conversion of St. Paul Parish Pitogo, Quezon.JPG, Conversion of St. Paul Parish in Pitogo File:Immaculate Conception Parish Macalelon, Quezon.JPG, Immaculate Conception Parish in Macalelon File:Side view St. Peter the Apostle Parish Mulanay, Quezon.JPG, St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Mulanay File:Front of Immaculate Concepcion Parish Church - Catanauan Quezon.JPG, Immaculate Conception Parish in Catanauan File:San Narciso Church, Quezon Province.JPG, St. Joseph the Worker Parish in San Narciso

External links

Website of the Diocese of Gumaca
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1984 establishments in the Philippines Religion in Quezon

Ordinaries

Priests of the Diocese who became Bishops

Gallery

See also

External links