Diocese of Imus
Imusen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Imus, Philippines
The Diocese of Imus is a Latin Church diocese comprising the province of Cavite in the Philippines. Canonically erected in 1961 from the Archdiocese of Manila, it is a suffragan of Manila.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 November 1961
- Latin
- Imusen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Pillar
- Annuario code
- 001001660
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 3,239,000
- Population
- 4,054,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 79.9%
- Priests
- 190
- Catholics per priest
- 17,047
- Extent
- 1,427 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2,270
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
- Reynaldo Evangelista
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
Imus Cathedral stands in Imus, 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 Manila
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Manila.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AntipoloAntipolo
- Diocese of CubaoCubao
- Diocese of KalookanKalookan
- Diocese of MalolosMalolos
- Archdiocese of ManilaManila
- Diocese of NovalichesNovaliches
- Diocese of ParañaqueParañaque
- Diocese of PasigPasig
- Diocese of San PabloSan Pablo
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The whole province of Cavite falls within the Diocese of Imus (Latin: Dioecesis Imusensis; Tagalog: Diyosesis ng Imus; Spanish and Chavacano: Diócesis de Imus), a Catholic diocese in the Philippines.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.