Diocese of Calbayog Dioecesis Calbayogana Diyosesis han Calbayog | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Western Samar |
Ecclesiastical province | Palo |
Metropolitan | Palo |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,069 km2 (1,957 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 802,000 753,748[1] (94%) |
Parishes | 46 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | April 10, 1910 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul |
Patron saints | Peter and Paul |
Secular priests | 71 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Isabelo C. Abarquez |
Metropolitan Archbishop | John F. Du |
Vicar General | Niceas Abejuela |
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.