Roman Catholic Diocese of Virac

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Diocese of Virac Dioecesis Viracensis Diyosesis ng Virac
Catholic
Virac Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Catanduanes
Ecclesiastical province	Caceres
Metropolitan	Caceres
Headquarters	Virac, Catanduanes
Coordinates	13°34′45″N 124°13′50″E / 13.57921850°N 124.23053880°E / 13.57921850; 124.23053880
Statistics
Area	1,511 km2 (583 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 277,350 263,483[1] (95%)
Parishes	34
Churches	10 (mission)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	May 27, 1974 (1974-05-27)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Luisito Occiano
Metropolitan Archbishop	Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon
Bishops emeritus	Manolo Alarcon de los Santos
Map
Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Virac

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Virac (Lat: Dioecesis Viracensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The Diocese of Virac, Catanduanes was established in 1974, from territory in the Diocese of Legazpi and the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caceres.^[2]

The diocese is currently led by Luisito Audal Occiano, who succeeds Manolo de los Santos.