Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon

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Diocese of Sorsogon Dioecesis Sorsogonensis Diyosesis kan Sorsogon Diyosesis ng Sorsogon
Catholic
Sorsogon Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Sorsogon
Ecclesiastical province	Caceres
Metropolitan	Caceres
Coordinates	12°58′07″N 124°00′18″E / 12.96859°N 124.00502°E / 12.96859; 124.00502
Statistics
Area	2,141.45 km2 (826.82 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 828,655 770,649[1] (93.0%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 29, 1951
Cathedral	Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul
Patron saints	Peter and Paul
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo
Metropolitan Archbishop	Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon
Vicar General	Felix B. Elegado
Map
Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Sorsogon

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon (Latin: Dioecesis Sorsogonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1951 by the Archdiocese of Caceres, and in 1968, the diocese was subdivided after the Diocese of Masbate separated. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caceres.