- Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo
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Diocese of San Pablo
Dioecesis Sancti Pauli
Diyosesis ng San PabloLocation Country Philippines Territory Laguna Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Manila Statistics Area 1,203 km2 (464 sq mi) Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Latin (or Roman) Established November 28, 1966 Cathedral St. Paul the First Hermit Cathedral Patron saint Saint Paul the First Hermit Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Leo M. Drona Metropolitan Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales Vicars General Very Rev. Fr. Melchor Barcenas, STD, VG Emeritus Bishops Pedro N. Bantigue
Francisco C. San DiegoThe Diocese of San Pablo (Filipino: Diyosesis ng San Pablo, Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Pauli) is a Roman Catholic diocese which is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila. Its patron saint or titular head is Saint Paul the Hermit. This is the only diocese in the province of Laguna.
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Location
The diocese is composed of San Pablo City and the province of Laguna. It is bordered by the Archdiocese of Lipa and the Diocese of Lucena. Located at the heart of the City of San Pablo, it is the only diocese in Laguna.
History
Augustinian priests in 1586 erected a parish known as the "Parish of San Pablo delos Montes". In 1910 Catholics in the current diocese became part of the Archdiocese of Lipa, and on November 28, 1966 the current dioceses was erected as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila with Bishop Pedro N. Bantigue installed as its first bishop on April 18, 1967.
Jurisdiction
At present the diocese has 80 parishes (7 are within San Pablo City), 163 priests and religious; there are 43 Catholic institutions and 49 BEC's and faith communities reportedly.
Vicariate of San Pablo
Parish Place Population Catholics Titular Feast Day Parish Priest Parochial Vicars San Pablo City Brgy. Poblacion, San Pablo City 90, 969 83,122 St. Paul the First Hermit Cathedral Jan. 15 Rev. Msgr. Melchor A. Barcenas, JCL Rev. Fr. Rico Villareal and
Rev. Fr. Henry RabeDel Remedio ADB Subd., Brgy. Del Remedio, San Pablo City 32,015 28,664 Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Nov. 26 Rev. Fr. Jerry Oblepias San Francisco, Calihan Farconville Subd., Brgy. San Francisco, San Pablo City 71,909 64,399 St. Francis of Assisi Oct. 4 Rev. Fr. Eduardo E. Arupo Rev. Fr. Jason Caballes San Roque Buncayo Park Subd., Brgy. San Roque, San Pablo City 25,130 21,253 San Roque Aug. 16 Rev. Fr. Nelson Hernandez Concepcion Brgy. Concepcion, San Pablo City 25,163 23,407 Immaculate Conception Dec. 8 Rev. Fr. Mauricio A. Llarena (Parish Administrator) San Gabriel Ph. 2, Teomora Village, Brgy. San Gabriel, San Pablo City 16,397 15,124 San Gabriel Archangel Sept. 29 Rev. Fr. Romulo O. Ponte Alaminos Brgy. Poblacion, Alaminos, Laguna 44,419 35, Seminary
To train priests, a high school seminary opened in 1968 and closed in 1981. Also in 1981, the Saint Peter's College Seminary was established located in Brgy. Concepcion, San Pablo City.
Ordinaries
- Pedro N. Bantigue (January 26, 1967 to July 12, 1995)
- Francisco C. San Diego (July 12, 1995 to June 28, 2003)
- Leo M. Drona (May 14, 2004 to present)
Catholic life and present situation
San Pableños were considered as God-loving people. Many lay ministers participate in church activities. On Sundays churches are full. The current ordinary is the Most. Rev. Bishop Leo M. Drona, S.D.B., D.D., succeeding the Most. Rev. Bishop Francisco C. San Diego in 2004, the latter having been reassigned to the Diocese of Pasig. The population of the diocese is about 1,900,000.
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- Religious organizations established in 1966
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