Roman Catholic Diocese of Calbayog

Diocese of Calbayog

Dioecesis Calbayogana

Diyosesis han Calbayog
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryWestern Samar
Ecclesiastical provincePalo
MetropolitanPalo
Statistics
Area5,069 km2 (1,957 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
802,000
753,748[1] (94%)
Parishes46
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedApril 10, 1910
CathedralCathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul
Patron saintsPeter and Paul
Secular priests71
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopIsabelo C. Abarquez
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn F. Du
Vicar GeneralNiceas Abejuela
Former coat of arms of the Diocese of Calbayog, depicting actual wounds instead of gout-de-sang.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calbayog is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church named after its episcopal see, Calbayog, a city on the western side of the province of Samar in the Philippines.

  1. ^ "Calbayog (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.