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Diocese of Marbel Dioecesis Marbeliana Diyosesis sang Marbel Diyosesis sa Marbel Diyosesis ng Marbel | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | South Cotabato (including General Santos; Sarangani; Sultan Kudarat ( only Milbuk, Palimbang) |
Ecclesiastical province | Cotabato |
Coordinates | 6°29′53″N 124°50′32″E / 6.49819°N 124.84220°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 2,112,000 1,671,000[1] (79.1%) |
Parishes | 29 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King |
Titular patron | Christ the King |
Secular priests | 55 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Cerilo Allan U. Casicas, D.D. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Angelito R. Lampon, O.M.I. |
Vicar General | Angelo R. Buenavides |
The Diocese of Marbel (Lat: Dioecesis Marbeliana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.