Diocese of Ipil
Ipilen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ipil, Philippines
The Diocese of Ipil is a Latin Church diocese covering the province of Zamboanga Sibugay in the Philippines. Erected as a prelature in 1979 and elevated to a full diocese in 2010, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1979
- Latin
- Ipilen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph the Worker
- Annuario code
- 001001669
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 776,811
- Population
- 776,811
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 100.0%
- Priests
- 48
- Catholics per priest
- 16,184
- Extent
- 4,297 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 181
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
- Glenn Corsiga
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 St. Joseph the Worker stands in Ipil, 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 Zamboanga
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Zamboanga.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of IsabelaIsabela
- Diocese of JoloJolo
- Archdiocese of ZamboangaZamboanga
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Located in the municipality of Ipil within the ecclesiastical province of Zamboanga, the Diocese of Ipil (Latin: Dioecesis Ipilensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese whose territory lies in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay.
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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.