Diocese of Malaybalay
Malaibalaien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Malaybalay, Philippines
The Diocese of Malaybalay is a Latin Church suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, covering Bukidnon. Erected as a territorial prelature in 1969 and raised to a diocese in 1982, its seat is the Cathedral of San Isidro Labrador.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 November 1957
- Latin
- Malaibalaien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Isidore the Farmer (San Isidro Labrador)
- Annuario code
- 001002121
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,363,026
- Population
- 1,868,476
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 72.9%
- Priests
- 86
- Catholics per priest
- 15,849
- Extent
- 8,294 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 164
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
- Noel Pedregosa
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 Isidro Labrador stands in Malaybalay, 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 Cagayan de Oro
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ButuanButuan
- Archdiocese of Cagayan de OroCagayan de Oro
- Diocese of ProsperidadProsperidad
- Diocese of SurigaoSurigao
- Diocese of TandagTandag
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.