Diocese of Gumaca
Gumacan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Gumaca, Philippines
The Diocese of Gumaca is a Latin Church diocese serving eastern Quezon province in the Philippines. Established in 1984 from the Diocese of Lucena, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lipa.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 9 April 1984
- Latin
- Gumacan(us)
- Patron
- Saint Didacus of Alcala (San Diego de Alcala)
- Annuario code
- 001001554
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 902,270
- Population
- 1,059,760
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 85.1%
- Priests
- 67
- Catholics per priest
- 13,467
- Extent
- 3,666 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 246
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Euginius Cañete
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of San Diego de Alcala stands in Gumaca, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Lipa
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Lipa.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BoacBoac
- Diocese of CalapanCalapan
- Diocese of InfantaInfanta
- Archdiocese of LipaLipa
- Diocese of LucenaLucena
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Centered in the Municipality of Gumaca in Quezon province, the Diocese of Gumaca (Latin: Dioecesis Gumacana) is a Latin Catholic diocese in the Philippines. It embraces the communities of Gumaca and Pitogo, the latter due south of Gumaca, together with all the parishes of eastern Quezon province lying east of those two towns. Erected in 1984 from territory of the Diocese of Lucena, Gumaca shares with Lucena the status of suffragan to the Archdiocese of Lipa.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.