Diocese of

Virac

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Area: 1,511 km²

Population: 241,010 Catholics (95.0% of 253,685 total) (2014)

Ecclesiastical Province: Caceres

Neighbouring Dioceses: Legazpi (↙), Caceres (←), Sorsogon (↓)

Statistics: 20 parishes, 8 missions, 54 priests (51 diocesan, 3 religious), 37 lay religious (3 brothers, 34 sisters), 44 seminarians (2014)

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1974.05.27: Established as Diocese of Virac / Viracen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Legazpi)

Bishop (1994.08.12 – ...):

Bishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos (69)

Bishops of Virac (Roman Rite)

Bishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos (69)
(1994.08.12 – ...)

Bishop of Virac (Philippines)

Bishop of Virac (Philippines) (1994.08.12 – ...)

Bishop José C. Sorra (87)
(1974.05.27 – 1993.03.01)

Bishop emeritus of Legazpi (Philippines)

Bishop of Virac (Philippines) (1974.05.27 – 1993.03.01)

Bishop of Legazpi (Philippines) (1993.03.01 – 2005.04.01)

as of 2016.09.12