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Diocese of San Jose de Antique Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi de Antiquonia Diosesis kang San Jose de Antique Diyosesis ng San Jose de Antique | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Antique |
Ecclesiastical province | Jaro |
Metropolitan | Jaro |
Coordinates | 10°44′36″N 121°56′32″E / 10.74347°N 121.94232°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,552 km2 (985 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 696,200 493,600[1] (70.9%) |
Parishes | 25 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 18, 1962 |
Cathedral | Saint Joseph Cathedral in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Secular priests | 53 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Marvyn A. Maceda |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Romeo Lazo |
Vicar General | Anrunico Elemento |
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org |
The Diocese of San Jose de Antique (Lat: Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi de Antiquonia) is a diocese of the Roman Rite of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church whose cathedral is in the municipality of San Jose de Buenavista, Antique in the Philippines. It oversees the entire province of Antique.