Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa

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Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Principis in Philippins Bikaryato Apostoliko ng Puerto Princesa Vicariato Apostólico de Puerto Princesa
Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	July 3, 1955 (1955-07-03)
Cathedral	Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Patron saint	Saint Joseph
Secular priests	60
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Jose Advincula
Vicar Apostolic	Socrates Calamba Mesiona
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jose Advincula
Vicar General	Jesusinio Panganiban, Jr.
Bishops emeritus	Pedro D. Arigo
Map
Jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa.
Website
cbcponline.net/most-rev-socrates-mesiona/
Source of statistics: Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa[1]

The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa is a

On July 3, 1955, Rome declared the elevation of the prefectura apostolica to the Apostolic Vicariate of Palawan (AVP) by a bull entitled "Ad Christi Regnum" (The Reign of Christ) signed by Pope Pius XII. Bishop Gregorio Espiga and Infante was the first Apostolic Vicar of Palawan. He became bishop on September 10, 1955, in the church of San Sebastian, Manila, as Titular Bishop of Afneo. He formally took office on September 18, 1955.

On March 27, 2002, it was renamed as the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa and lost part of its territory when the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay was established.

Coat of arms

The two

The early ordinaries were missionary members of the Order of Augustinian Recollects (O.A.R.)

Apostolic prefects of Palawan

• Victoriano Romàn Zárate di S. Giuseppe (April 21, 1911 – 1938)
• Leandro Nieto y Bolandier (November 25, 1938 – 1953)
• Gregorio Espiga y Infante (1953 – July 3, 1955; see below)

Apostolic vicars of Palawan

• Gregorio Espiga y Infante (July 3, 1955 – 1987; see above)
• Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
  of Palawan (June 6, 1983 – December 18, 1987).
• Pedro D. Arigo (February 23, 1996 – March 27, 2002; see below)

Apostolic vicars of Puerto Princesa

Bishop		Period in office	Coat of arms
1.	Pedro Arigo	March 27, 2002, appointed – October 28, 2016, retired
2.	Socrates Mesiona	October 28, 2016, appointed – present

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Philippines
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
• Catholic Church hierarchy

References

External links

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