Roman Catholic Diocese of Masbate

Diocese of Masbate Dioecesis Masbatensis Diyosesis san Masbate Diyosesis ng Masbate Diócesis de Masbate
Catholic
Masbate Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Masbate
Ecclesiastical province	Caceres
Metropolitan	Caceres
Coordinates	12°22′08″N 123°37′08″E / 12.36877°N 123.61887°E / 12.36877; 123.61887
Statistics
Area	7,000 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 983,172 917,532[1] (93.3%)
Parishes	35
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 23, 1968 (created), September 25, 1968 (canonically erected)
Cathedral	Saint Anthony of Padua Cathedral
Patron saint	Anthony of Padua
Secular priests	60
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José S. Bantolo
Metropolitan Archbishop	Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon
Vicar General	Eusebio Llonoso
Map
Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Masbate
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masbate (Latin: Dioecesis Masbatensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The seat of the bishop is the Cathedral Parish of Saint Anthony of Padua along Quezon Street, Masbate City.

The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cáceres. Its patron is Saint Anthony of Padua.