Roman Catholic Diocese of Daet
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daet (Latin: Daëtiensis) is a diocese located in the capital town of Daet in the province of Camarines Norte in the Philippines.
Diocese of Daet Dioecesis Daëtiensis Diyosesis ng Daet Diócesis de Daet | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Camarines Norte |
| Ecclesiastical province | Caceres |
| Metropolitan | Caceres |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 637,000 578,000 (90.7%) |
| Parishes | 30 (27 full-pledged parishes, 3 quasi-parishes) |
| Schools | 11 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 27, 1974 (canonically erected on September 1, 1974) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity |
| Patron saint | St John the Baptist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rex Andrew C. Alarcon |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, OCD, D.D. |
| Vicar General | Ronald Anthony P. Timoner |
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The Diocese of Daet, with jurisdiction over the Province of Camarines Norte and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Caceres, was created on May 27, 1974, by Pope Paul VI. Celestino R. Enverga, D.D. as the first bishop of the Diocese. The 3rd Bishop of Daet was Most Rev. Gilbert A. Garcera, D.D., who left to become Archbishop of Lipa on February 2, 2017. On January 2, 2019, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis appointed Rev. Fr. Rex Andrew C. Alarcon as the new bishop of the diocese.
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