Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the Province of Palawan, Philippines. Its cathedra is within Immaculate Conception Cathedral in the episcopal see of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines. It is not a part of an ecclesiastical province as it is directly exempt to the Holy See, specifically the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation usually grouped with the Archdiocese of Manila, along with the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay. The current Vicar Apostolic is Bishop Socrates Calamba Mesiona.
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Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Principis in Philippins Bikaryato Apostoliko ng Puerto Princesa Vicariato Apostólico de Puerto Princesa | |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | City of Puerto Princesa, Municipality of Cagayancillo and the Southern Palawan's Municipalities, namely: Aborlan, Narra, Palawan, Quezon, Palawan, Rizal, Palawan, Sofronio Española, Brooke's Point, Bataraza, Balabac and Kalayaan, Palawan. |
Ecclesiastical province | Directly Exempt to the Holy See |
Metropolitan | Manila |
Headquarters | Puerto Princesa |
Coordinates | 9°44′24″N 118°43′50″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,552 km2 (3,302 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 736,520 529,686 (71.9%) |
Parishes | 35 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | July 3, 1955 (1955-07-03) |
Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
Secular priests | 60 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Jose Advincula |
Vicar Apostolic | Socrates Calamba Mesiona |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Advincula |
Vicar General | Jesusinio Panganiban, Jr. |
Bishops emeritus | Pedro D. Arigo |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa. | |
Website | |
cbcponline | |
Source of statistics: Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa[1] |