Diocese of San Pablo Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Insulis Philippinis Diyosesis ng San Pablo Diócesis de San Pablo | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Laguna |
Ecclesiastical province | Manila |
Metropolitan | Manila |
Coordinates | 14°04′11″N 121°19′36″E / 14.06969°N 121.32663°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,918 km2 (741 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 3,748,000 3,036,000[1] (81%) |
Parishes | 92 |
Schools | 37 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | November 28, 1966 |
Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Paul the First Hermit |
Patron saint | Paul the First Hermit |
Secular priests | 220 (145 diocesan, 75 religious) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Marcelino Antonio Maralit, Jr. (elected) |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Advincula |
Apostolic Administrator | Mylo Hubert Vergara |
Vicar General | Ricardo D. De Luna |
Episcopal Vicars |
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Judicial Vicar | James A. Contreras |
Bishops emeritus | Leo M. Drona Buenaventura Famadico |
Website | |
Diocese of San Pablo |
The Diocese of San Pablo (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Insulis Philippinis, Filipino: Diyosesis ng San Pablo, Spanish: Diócesis de San Pablo) is a Roman Catholic diocese which is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila. Its patron saint or titular is Paul the First Hermit, the only one in the world dedicated to him.