Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa

Archdiocese of Lipa

*Archidioecesis Lipaensis*

*Arsidiyosesis ng Lipa*
*Arquidiócesis de Lipa*
Archdiocese of Lipa; Archidioecesis Lipaensis; Arsidiyosesis ng Lipa; Arquidiócesis de Lipa;
Catholic
	Lipa Cathedral
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Batangas
Ecclesiastical province	Lipa
Metropolitan	Lipa
Deaneries	14
Coordinates	13°56′27″N 121°09′47″E / 13.9408°N 121.1630°E
Statistics
Area	3,165 km2 (1,222 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2021); 3,122,229; 3,041,821 (97.4%)
Parishes	65
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 10, 1910; 114 years ago (Diocese); June 20, 1972; 52 years ago (Archdiocese)
Cathedral	Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sebastian
Patron saint	Joseph the Patriarch (Primary); Our Lady of Caysasay (Titular Queen); Sebastian (Lipa City)
Secular priests	123
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gilbert Garcera
Suffragans	Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit Jr. (Boac) (currently as Apostolic Administrator) ; Euginius Longakit Cañete (Gumaca) (Bishop-Elect) ; Mel Rey Minoga Uy (Lucena) ; Bernadino Cruz Cortez (Infanta) ; Moises Magpantay Cuevas (Calapan) ; Pablito Martinez Tagura (San Jose)
Vicar General	Ruben Dimaculangan
Judicial Vicar	Wilfredo Rosales
Bishops emeritus	Gaudencio Borbon Rosales ; (Archbishop, 1993–2003) ; Ramon Cabrera Arguelles (Archbishop, 2004–2017)
Map
	; Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.

The Archdiocese of Lipa (Latin: Archidioecesis Lipaensis; Filipino: Arsidiyosesis ng Lipa; Spanish: Arquidiócesis de Lipa) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines comprising the civil province of Batangas. Its cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sebastian located in Lipa, Batangas. First created on April 10, 1910 from the Archdiocese of Manila, the diocese was elevated into its present status on June 20, 1972. Today, the Archdiocese of Lipa's ecclesiastical province covers Batangas and the suffragan territories in the civil provinces of Quezon, Marinduque, and Aurora. The archdiocese itself is divided into 14 vicariates forane further comprising a total of 65 parishes.

In addition, the Archdiocese of Lipa also serves as the de facto overseer of the Apostolic Vicariates of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro and San Jose in Occidental Mindoro, all the exempt dioceses of the Holy See (with the vicariates under the jurisdiction of the Dicastery for Evangelization).