Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Masbate / Masbaten(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Caceres
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Bishop (2011.06.15 – ...): | ![]() |
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Bishop of Masbate (Philippines)
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Bishop of Legazpi (Philippines)
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Bishop Porfirio R. Iligan
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Area: 7,000 km²
Population: 917,532 Catholics (93.3% of 983,172 total) (2021)
Statistics: 37 parishes, 66 priests (63 diocesan, 3 religious), 31 religious (3 brothers, 28 sisters), 19 seminarians (2021)
Patron Saint: Saint Anthony of Padua
Last updated on 2023.09.24
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