Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon

Latin Catholic diocese in the Philippines

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Diocese of Sorsogon

Dioecesis Sorsogonensis

Diyosesis kan Sorsogon

Diyosesis san 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| Catholic Church
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| Leo XIV
Bishop| Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo
Metropolitan Archbishop| Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon
Vicar General| Roger Joseph B. Erestain Jr.
Map

Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Sorsogon

The Diocese of Sorsogon (Latin: Dioecesis Sorsogonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the 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.

## Coat of arms

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The volcano of Bulusan is surmounted by the keys and the sword that represent Saints Peter and Paul respectively who are titulars of the cathedral. The book with the lily surrounded by fishes represent Saint Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church and patron saint of the capital of Masbate which is within the territory of the diocese (until 1968). The fishes allude to one of the miracles attributed to the saint while still alive: when men did not listen to his preaching, he went to preach to the fishes which lifted up their heads above the water in rapt attention.[2]

## Bishops

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### Ordinaries

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No  | Name  | In office  | Coat of arms

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1\.  | Teopisto V. Alberto †  | July 10, 1952 - September 7, 1959  |
2\.  | Arnulfo S. Arcilla †  | September 7, 1959 Appointed - December 11, 1979  |
3\.  | Jesus Y. Varela †  | November 27, 1980 - April 16, 2003  |
4\.  | Arturo M. Bastes SVD †  | April 16, 2003 – 14 October 2019  |
5\.  | Jose Alan V. Dialogo | 15 October 2019 – present  |

### Coadjutor bishop

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* Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. † (2002-2003)

### Auxiliary bishop

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* Concordio Maria Sarte † (1977-1980), appointed Bishop of Legazpi

### Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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* Manuel Platon Del Rosario † , appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Calbayog in 1955
* José Tomás Sánchez † , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres in 1968

## References

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1. ^ "Sorsogon (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
2. ^ Madriaga, Mariano (1957). "The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part II. The Suffragan Sees in the Luzon Area". Philippine Studies. 5 (4): 420–430\. JSTOR 42719342. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

## Sources

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* Catholic Church in the Philippines
* The Official Website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon, Date Accessed: 11 June 2014
* The Official Facebook Page of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon, Date Accessed: 11 June 2014

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Diocese of Sorsogon

Dioecesis Sorsogonensis

Territories|

* Sorsogon

Ordinaries|

* Teopisto V. Alberto
* Arnulfo S. Arcilla
* Jesus Varela
* Arturo M. Bastes
* Jose Alan V. Dialogo

Cathedral|

* Saints Peter and Paul

Shrine|

| Diocesan|

* Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Magallanes, Sorsogon)

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Parishes|

| Vicariate of
Sts. Peter
and Paul|

* Saints Peter and Paul
* Our Lady of Fatima
* St. Raymond Nonnatus (Guinlajon)
* San Roque
* Our Lady of the Annunciation
* St. Raymond Nonnatus (Buenavista, Sorsogon City)

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Vicariate of
St. Anthony
of Padua|

* St. Anthony of Padua (Gubat)
* St. Augustine (Gubat)
* St. Nicholas of Tolentino (Gubat)
* St. Lawrence the Deacon (Prieto Diaz)
* St. Joseph (Barcelona, Sorsogon)
* St. James the Greater (Bulusan, Sorsogon)

Vicariate of
Our Lady
of the Pillar|

* Our Lady of the Pillar (Pilar, Sorsogon)
* Holy Family (Pilar, Sorsogon)
* Pope St. John XXIII Quasi-Parish (Pilar, Sorsogon)
* San Pedro Calungsod (Castilla, Sorsogon)
* St. Joseph the Worker (Donsol)
* St. Francis of Assisi (Donsol)
* St. John the Baptist (Castilla, Sorsogon)
* Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Castilla, Sorsogon)

Vicariate of
St. Michael
the Archangel|

* St. Michael the Archangel (Irosin)
* St. Joseph (Irosin)
* St. Anthony of Padua (Juban, Sorsogon)
* Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Magallanes, Sorsogon)
* St. Padre Pio (Magallanes, Sorsogon)
* Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Casiguran, Sorsogon)

Vicariate of
Immaculate
Concepcion|

* Immaculate Conception (Bulan, Sorsogon)
* St. Anthony of Padua (Bulan, Sorsogon)
* St. Bonaventure (Bulan, Sorsogon)
* St. John Paul II (Bulan, Sorsogon)
* Holy Infant of Jesus (Matnog)
* St. Mary Magdalene (Sta. Magdalena, Sorsogon)

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Catholic dioceses in the Philippines

Listed by ecclesiastical province with the metropolitan archdioceses in yellow and their suffragan dioceses in white

Cáceres|

* Daet
* Legazpi
* Libmanan
* Masbate
* Sorsogon
* Virac

Cagayan de Oro|

* Butuan
* Malaybalay
* Prosperidad
* Surigao
* Tandag

Capiz|

* Kalibo
* Romblon

Cebu|

* Dumaguete
* Maasin
* Tagbilaran
* Talibon

Cotabato|

* Kidapawan
* Marbel

Davao|

* Digos
* Mati
* Tagum

Jaro|

* Bacolod
* Kabankalan
* San Carlos
* San José de Antique

Lingayen-Dagupan|

* Alaminos
* Cabanatuan
* San Fernando de La Union
* San Jose
* Urdaneta

Lipa|

* Boac
* Gumaca
* Lucena
* Prelature of Infanta

Manila|

* Antipolo
* Cubao
* Imus
* Kalookan
* Malolos
* Novaliches
* Parañaque
* Pasig
* San Pablo

Nueva Segovia|

* Baguio
* Bangued
* Laoag

Ozamis|

* Dipolog
* Iligan
* Pagadian
* Prelature of Marawi

Palo|

* Borongan
* Calbayog
* Catarman
* Naval

San Fernando|

* Balanga
* Iba
* Tarlac

Tuguegarao|

* Bayombong
* Ilagan
* Prelature of Batanes

Zamboanga|

* Ipil
* Prelature of Isabela

Apostolic vicariates|

* Bontoc-Lagawe
* Calapan
* Jolo
* Puerto Princesa
* San Jose in Mindoro
* Tabuk
* Taytay

Military ordinariate|

* Military Ordinariate of the Philippines

Other|

* Chinese-Filipino Catholic Apostolate in the Philippines

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