Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi

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Diocese of Legazpi Dioecesis Legazpiensis Diosesis kan Legazpi Diyosesis ng Legazpi
Catholic
Legazpi Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Albay
Ecclesiastical province	Caceres
Metropolitan	Caceres
Coordinates	13°08′18″N 123°44′01″E / 13.1384°N 123.7336°E / 13.1384; 123.7336
Statistics
Area	2,552 km2 (985 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,487,322 1,376,482[1] (93.2%)
Parishes	49
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 29, 1951
Cathedral	Saint Gregory the Great Cathedral
Patron saint	Our Lady of Salvation
Secular priests	101
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joel Zamudio Baylon
Metropolitan Archbishop	Rex Andrew Alarcon
Vicar General	Msgr. Ramon C. Tronqued, PC, VG. Msgr. Crispin C. Bernarte, Jr., VG.
Bishops emeritus	Nestor Celestial Cariño Bishop Emeritus (2005-2007) Lucilo B. Quiambao Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus (1982-2009)
Map
Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Legazpi
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi (Latin: Dioecesis Legazpiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church. It constitutes the entire province of Albay in the Philippines.

The diocese was erected in 1951, carved from territory of the Archdiocese of Cáceres, to which it is a suffragan. In 1974, the diocese was partitioned to form the Diocese of Virac.

Most. Rev. Joel "Bong" Z. Baylon, D.D. is the current Bishop of Legazpi, after serving as Bishop of Masbate. Prior to his appointment, Auxiliary Bishop of Legazpi Lucilo Quiambao had been the apostolic administrator of the diocese since Bishop Nestor Cariño's retirement in 2007. Baylon is assisted by his vicars-general, Ramón Tronqued, PC VG and Crispin Bernarte, VG.