Diocese of Mati

Matien(sis)

Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Mati, Philippines

The Diocese of Mati is a Latin Church suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Davao, covering Davao Oriental. Erected in 1984 from the Diocese of Tagum, its seat is the Cathedral of San Nicolas de Tolentino in Mati.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 16 February 1984
Latin: Matien(sis)
Patron: Saint Nicholas of Tolentine (San Nicolas de Tolentino)
Annuario code: 001002188

The see in figures

Catholics: 369,160
Population: 576,343
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 64.1%
Priests: 38
Catholics per priest: 9,715
Extent: 5,164 km²
Catholics per km²: 71

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: Abel Apigo

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 Nicolas de Tolentino stands in Mati, 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 Davao

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Davao.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Catholic Intelligence

Get early access

We are indexing the whole visible Church: every diocese and parish on earth, searchable and mapped, with Mass times, clergy, and diocesan contacts. Launching soon. Sign up to be first in when it opens, starting with [object Object].

One email at launch. Nothing else.

Sources

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.