Diocese of Masbate


The Diocese of Masbate is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The seat of the bishop is the Cathedral Parish of Saint Anthony of Padua along Quezon Street, Masbate City.
The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cáceres. Its patron is Saint Anthony of Padua.

History

With the other provinces of Bicol, Masbate once belonged to the Archdiocese of Cáceres. When Cáceres was elevated to the status of an archdiocese on June 29, 1951, Masbate became part of the newly erected Roman [Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon|Diocese of Sorsogon]. Pope Paul VI created the Diocese of Masbate on March 23, 1968. It was formally inaugurated on September 25, 1968, with Porfírio Rivera Iligan, a priest from the Archdiocese of Cáceres, as its first bishop.

Vicars-general

The vicar-general assists the bishop in the administrative duties over the diocese. The offices of the vicar general and the episcopal vicars temporarily ceased upon the sede vacante#Other [Roman Catholic dioceses|vacancy] of the episcopal see.
  • Anacleto Golimlim
  • Arturo Lachica
  • Claro Caluya III
  • Ismael Misolas
  • Eusebio Llonoso

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