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Diocese of

Sorsogon

Philippines Philippines

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Sorsogon / Sorsogonen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Caceres

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (32)

Masbate (↙), Legazpi (↖), Virac (↑), Catarman (↘)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.10.15 – ...):Bishop Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo (60)Bishop Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Sorsogon (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo (60)Bishop Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo (60)
(2019.10.15 – ...)

Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines)

Fiat

Born:1962.07.10 (Lagonoy, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1996.07.31
Consecrated Bishop:2019.12.12

Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines) (2019.10.15 – ...)

Bishop Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. (78)Bishop Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. (78)
(2003.04.16 – 2019.10.15)

Bishop emeritus of Sorsogon (Philippines)

Gressus meos diriget

Born:1944.04.01 (Loboc, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1970.11.28
Consecrated Bishop:1997.08.21

Bishop of Romblon (Philippines) (1997.07.03 – 2002.07.25)

Coadjutor Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines) (2002.07.25 – 2003.04.16)

Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines) (2003.04.16 – 2019.10.15)

Bishop Jesus Yu Varela
(1980.11.27 – 2003.04.16)

Dum spiro spero

Born:1927.12.18 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1956.03.17
Consecrated Bishop:1967.04.30
Died:2018.02.23 († 90)

Titular Bishop of Tatilti (1967.03.28 – 1971.02.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga (Philippines) (1967.03.28 – 1971.02.17)

Bishop of Ozamiz (Philippines) (1971.02.17 – 1980.11.27)

Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines) (1980.11.27 – 2003.04.16)

Bishop Arnulfo S. Arcilla
(1959.09.07 – 1979.12.11)

Pax in cordibus nostri

Born:1922.08.15 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1947.04.27
Consecrated Bishop:1959.12.12
Died:1992.10.26 († 70)

Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines) (1959.09.07 – 1979.12.11)

Bishop Teopisto Valderrama Alberto (later Archbishop)
(1952.07.10 – 1959.09.07)

Ipsi gloriæ in sæcula

Born:1912.09.19 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1937.03.07
Consecrated Bishop:1952.10.07
Died:1996.05.02 († 83)

Bishop of Sorsogon (Philippines) (1952.07.10 – 1959.09.07)

Titular Archbishop of Amastris (1959.09.07 – 1965.04.06)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Caceres (Philippines) (1959.09.07 – 1965.04.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Caceres (Philippines) (1965.04.06 – 1983.10.20)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) (1970 – 1974)

Former Prelates

Statistics

Area: 2,141 km²

Population: 722,670 Catholics (93.5% of 773,150 total) (2020)

Statistics: 30 parishes, 96 priests (72 diocesan, 24 religious), 188 lay religious (103 brothers, 85 sisters), 66 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Peter and Saint Paul of Tarsus

History

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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