Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo
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Diocese of Antipolo Dioecesis Antipolensis Diyosesis ng Antipolo | |
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Location | |
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Territory | Province of Rizal Marikina |
Ecclesiastical province | Manila |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,828 km2 (706 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2015) 3,650,000 3,280,000 (90%) |
Parishes | 73 parishes (8 diocesan shrines, 1 national shrine), 2 quasi-parishes |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 24, 1983[1] |
Cathedral | National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Immaculate Conception Parish) |
Patron saint | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Francisco Mendoza de Leon |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose F. Cardinal Advincula |
Auxiliary Bishops | Nolly Camingue Buco |
Bishops emeritus | Crisostomo Ayson Yalung (2001–2002) Gabriel Villaruz Reyes (2003–2016) |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo (Lat: Dioecesis Antipolensis; Filipino: Diyosesis ng Antipolo) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the Philippines that comprises the Province of Rizal and the city of Marikina in Metro Manila.
On January 24, 1983, during his Angelus message, Pope John Paul II announced the creation of the Diocese of Antipolo, which would encompass the whole province of Rizal, the entire Marikina, and part of Pasig (Barangays Dela Paz, Santolan, Manggahan, Rosario, and Santa Lucia, which altogether formed the Vicariate of Santo Tomas de Villanueva, now belonging to the Diocese of Pasig). It is an area that was previously known in the Archdiocese of Manila as the Ecclesiastical District of Eastern Rizal. The diocese was canonically established on the June 25, 1983 and is a suffragan of the said archdiocese.
The first bishop of Antipolo was Protacio G. Gungon. On December 3, 2001, he was succeeded by Crisostomo Yalung as the second bishop, followed by Gabriel V. Reyes, former Bishop of Kalibo in Aklan, as the third bishop. Bishop Reyes was assisted by the then-auxiliary and later coadjutor bishop, Francisco M. De Leon, who was named his successor and fourth bishop effective September 10, 2016.
The diocese had its First Diocesan Synod in 1993 held at Saint Michael's Retreat House in Antipolo City. The diocese has experienced some jurisdictional changes since the time the Diocese of Pasig was created, whereby six parishes within the civil boundaries of Pasig were given to the new local church, together with seven diocesan priests serving in them.
At present, the Diocese of Antipolo is considered to be one of the largest local churches in the Philippines in terms of its Catholic population. Among the 86 ecclesiastical jurisdictions present in the Philippines today, the diocese is the third largest local church in terms of its Catholic population after the Archdiocese of Cebu, and the Diocese of Malolos (Bulacan and Valenzuela City). The population of the whole area covering the diocese is 3,650,000, of which 3,280,000 (or 90%) are Catholics. The seat or center of the diocese is the Antipolo Cathedral, one of the most popular Marian shrines in the country where the historic Canonically crowned image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje) (the Virgin of Antipolo) is enshrined.
Ordinaries[]
Archbishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | ||
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1. | Protacio Guevara Gungon | June 25, 1983 – October 18, 2001 | ![]() | |
2. | Crisostomo Ayson Yalung | December 3, 2001 – October 19, 2002 | ![]() | |
3. | Gabriel Villaruz Reyes | January 29, 2003 – September 9, 2016 | ![]() | |
4. | Francisco Mendoza de Leon | September 10, 2016 – present | ![]() |
Auxiliary Bishops[]
- Francisco M. De Leon - June 27, 2007[2] – November 21, 2015, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Antipolo
- - July 10, 2018[3] – present
Vicars-General[]
- Jose B. Cruz - 1983–1986
- Mariano T. Balbago, Jr. (Ministering in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.) - 1986–1999
- Rigoberto S. de Guzman - 1999–2018
- Francisco M. de Leon - 2007–2016
- Generoso A. Mediarito - 2018–present
- Nolly C. Buco - 2018–present
See also[]
- Catholic Church in the Philippines
- John Paul II Minor Seminary
- Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Joseph
Coordinates: 14°35′15″N 121°10′37″E / 14.5876°N 121.1770°E
References[]
- ^ "Antipolo Diocese | Diocese of Antipolo Philippines | Ucanews". ucanews.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Bishop of Antipolo Diocese Francisco mendoza De Leon | UCA News". www.ucanews.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Auxiliary Bishop of Antipolo Diocese Nolly Camigue Buco | UCA News". www.ucanews.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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