Roman Catholic Diocese of Digos

Diocese of Digos Dioecesis Digosensis Diócesis sa Digos Diyosesis ng Digos
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental
Ecclesiastical province	Davao
Metropolitan	Davao
Statistics
Area	4,327 km2 (1,671 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,215,000 830,000[1] (68.3%)
Parishes	22
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 5, 1979
Cathedral	Cathedral of Mary, Mother and Mediatrix of Grace
Patron saint	St. Isidore the Laborer
Secular priests	34
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Guillermo Dela Vega Afable
Metropolitan Archbishop	Romulo Valles

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Digos (Latin: Dioecesis Digosensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.^[2] Erected in 1979, the diocese was created from territory in the Archdiocese of Davao. The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is currently a suffragan of the archdiocese.

The current bishop is Guillermo Dela Vega Afable, appointed in 2003. The 2 provinces of Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental are under the jurisdiction of this diocese.

Ordinaries

Bishop			Period in Office	Coat of Arms
1.		Generoso C. Camiña, P.M.E. †	1979–2003
2.		Guillermo Dela Vega Afable	2003 – present

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Digos

Dioecesis Digosensis

Territories

• Davao del Sur
• Davao Occidental

Ordinaries

• Generoso C. Camiña
• Guillermo Dela Vega Afable

Cathedral

• Cathedral of Mary, Mother and Mediatrix of Grace

Parishes

Vicariate of Mary Mediatrix of All Graces	Mary Mediatrix of All Grace St. Joseph the Worker (Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur) John Paul II Sub Parish (Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur) Our Lady of Mt. Apo Divine Mercy Apostolic Center
Vicariate of San Isidro Labrador	Our Lady of Fatima San Isidro Labrador (Hagonoy, Davao del Sur) San Isidro Labrador (Digos) Our Mother of Perpetual (Hagonoy, Davao del Sur)
Vicariate of Immaculate Conception	Immaculate Conception (Bansalan) St. Michael (Matanao) Sto. Niño (Magsaysay, Davao del Sur) St. Vincent Ferrer (Matanao)
Vicariate of St. Michael	St. Michael (Padada) Immaculate Conception (Kiblawan) Malopolo District (Sub Parish of Kiblawan)
Vicariate of St. Theresa of Avila	San Roque (Sulop) Banate Mission Station (Malungon) Sta. Teresa de Avila (Malalag)
Vicariate of Sto. Rosario	Kilegbeg Mission Station (Sta. Maria, Davao Occidental) San Vicente Ferrer (Sta. Maria, Davao Occidental) Our Lady of the Assumption (Sta. Maria, Davao Occidental) Sto. Rosario (Malita) Little Baguio Mission Station (Malita) Malita Tagakaolo Mission Station
Vicariate of Our Lady of Assumption	Our Lady of Assumption (Jose Abad Santos, Davao Del Sur) San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila (Don Marcelino) Sta. Teresita del Niño Jesus (Sarangani, Davao Occidental) Nuing Mission Station (Jose Abad Santos, Davao Del Sur)

• Ecclesiastical Province of Davao
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