Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon (Lat: "Dioecesis Sorsogonensis") is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.

The diocese was erected in 1951, from territory in the Archdiocese of Caceres.

In 1968, the diocese was subdivided after the Diocese of Masbate was split off.

The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caceres.

The current bishop is Arturo Mandin Bastes, appointed in 2003.

Ordinaries

*Teopisto Valderrama Alberto † (10 Jul 1952 Appointed - 7 Sep 1959 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres))
*Arnulfo S. Arcilla † (7 Sep 1959 Appointed - 11 Dec 1979 Resigned)
*Jesus Y. Varela (27 Nov 1980 Appointed - 16 Apr 2003 Retired)
*Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. (16 Apr 2003 Succeeded - )

ee also

*Catholic Church in the Philippines


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