Roman Catholic Diocese of Calbayog
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calbayog is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church named after its episcopal see, Calbayog, a city on the western side of the province of Samar in the Philippines.
Diocese of Calbayog Dioecesis Calbayogana Diyosesis han Calbayog | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Western Samar |
| Ecclesiastical province | Palo |
| Metropolitan | Palo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,069 km2 (1,957 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 802,000 753,748 (94%) |
| Parishes | 46 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 10, 1910 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul |
| Patron saints | Peter and Paul |
| Secular priests | 71 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Isabelo C. Abarquez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John F. Du |
| Vicar General | Niceas Abejuela |
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