Roman Catholic Diocese of Libmanan

Diocese of Libmanan Dioecesis Libmanana Diyosesis kan Libmanan Diyosesis ng Libmanan
Catholic
St James the Greater Apostle Chathedral Parish
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	First and Second Congressional District of Camarines Sur except Gainza
Ecclesiastical province	Caceres
Metropolitan	Caceres
Statistics
Area	1,862 km2 (719 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 539,854 500,984[1] (92.5%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 19, 2009
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. James the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José R. Rojas
Metropolitan Archbishop	Archbishop-Elect Rex Andrew Alarcon
Vicar General	Camilo B. Palma, Jr.
Map
Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Libmanan

The Diocese of Libmanan (Latin: Dioecesis Libmanana) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the municipality of Libmanan in the ecclesiastical province of Caceres in the Philippines.

History

• December 9, 1989: Established as the Territorial Prelature of Libmanan from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caceres
• March 19, 1990: Canonical Erection of the Prelature of Libmanan
• March 19, 1990: Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev. Prospero N. Arellano, D.D.
• July 2, 2008: Canonical Possession and Installation of the second bishop-prelate, Most Rev. Jose R. Rojas Jr. D.D.
• March 25, 2009: Elevated to the rank of a diocese.
• June 19, 2009: Canonical Erection of the Diocese of Libmanan.
• December 9, 2014: Silver Jubilee of the See of Libmanan.

Ordinaries

No	Name	In office	Coat of arms
1.	Bishop Prospero Nale Arellano	December 9, 1989 – May 19, 2008
2.	Bishop José Rojas Rojas Jr.	May 19, 2008 – present

Seminaries

• Saint Benedict Diocesan Seminary
  • Maharlika Highway, Del Pilar, San Fernando, Camarines Sur
• Saint Joseph Pre-Seminary
  • Sto. Dominggo, Milaor, Camarines Sur
• St. James the Greater Minor Seminary
  • Station Church Site, Libmanan, Camarines Sur

References

• GCatholic.org
• Official Website of the Diocese of Libmanan^{[dead link]}

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Libmanan

Dioecesis Libmanana

Territories

• First and Second Congressional District of Camarines Sur except Gainza

Ordinaries

• Prospero Nale Arellano
• José Rojas Rojas Jr.

Cathedral

• St. James the Greater Apostle

Shrine

Diocesan	Our Lady of Pillar

Parishes

Vicariate of St. Joseph the Worker	St. Joseph the Worker (Milaor) St. Padre Pio Mission Station (Milaor) Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Minalabac) Our Lady of Salvation (Minalabac) Sts. Philip and James (Minalabac)
Vicariate of St. Michael	St. Michael the Archangel (Pamplona, Camarines Sur) St. Rose of Lima (Pasacao) St. John the Baptist (San Fernando, Camarines Sur)
Vicariate of St. James	St. James the Greater Apostle St. Joseph the Patriarch St. Paschal Baylon (Cabusao) St. Bernardine of Siena (Cabusao) St. Vincent Ferrer
Vicariate of Our Lady of the Pillar	Our Lady of the Pillar Our Lady of Lourdes St. Anthony of Padua St. Francis of Assisi Mission Station
Vicariate of St. John the Baptist	St. John the Baptist (Sipocot) St. Pius X (Sipocot) St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Sipocot) St. John Paul II Mission Station (Lupi, Camarines Sur) St. Peter Baptist (Lupi, Camarines Sur) Sagrada Familia (Lupi, Camarines Sur) St. John Paul II (Lupi, Camarines Sur) St. John Mary Vianney Mission Station (Lupi, Camarines Sur) Sto. Niño De Praga (Sipocot)
Vicariate of Most Holy Trinity	Most Holy Trinity (Ragay) Sta. Rita de Cascia (Del Gallego) Our Lady of Peñafrancia (Del Gallego) San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila (Ragay) Nuestra Señora de Salvacion (Ragay) St. Anthony of Padua (Sipocot) St. Andrew the Apostle Mission Station (Ragay)

• Ecclesiastical Province of Cáceres
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•  Philippines portal

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