Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon

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Diocese of Sorsogon Dioecesis Sorsogonensis Diyosesis kan Sorsogon
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Sorsogon
Ecclesiastical province	Caceres
Metropolitan	Caceres
Statistics
Area	2,141.45 km2 (826.82 sq mi)
Population - Total	740,743
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 29, 1951
Cathedral	Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Rolando Joven Tria Tirona
Vicar General	Felix B. Elegado
Bishops emeritus	Jesus Varela Arturo Mandin Bastes
Map
Map of the Philippines with Sorsogon highlighted

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon (Latin: Dioecesis Sorsogonensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1951 by the Archdiocese of Caceres, and in 1968, the diocese was subdivided after the Diocese of Masbate separated. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Caceres.

Coat of arms[]

The volcano of Bulusan is surmounted by the keys and the sword that represent Saints Peter and Paul respectively who are titulars of the cathedral. The book with the lily surrounded by fishes represent Saint Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church and patron saint of the capital of Masbate which is within the territory of the diocese (until 1968). The fishes allude to one of the miracles attributed to the saint while still alive: when med did not listen to his preaching, he went to preach to the fishes which lifted up their heads above the water in wrapt attention.^[1]

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• Teopisto V. Alberto † (July 10, 1952 - September 7, 1959)
• Arnulfo S. Arcilla † (September 7, 1959 Appointed - December 11, 1979)
• Jesus Y. Varela † (November 27, 1980 - April 16, 2003)
• Arturo M. Bastes SVD (April 16, 2003 – 15 October 2019)
• (15 October 2019 – present)

Coadjutor bishop[]

• Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. (2002-2003)

Auxiliary bishop[]

• † (1977-1980), appointed Bishop of Legazpi

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• † , appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Calbayog in 1955
• José Tomás Sánchez † , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Nuevo Caceres) in 1968; future Cardinal

References[]

Sources[]

• Catholic Church in the Philippines
• The Official Website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon, Date Accessed: 11 June 2014
• The Official Facebook Page of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sorsogon, Date Accessed: 11 June 2014