Roman Catholic Diocese of Imus

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Diocese of Imus Dioecesis Imusensis Diyosesis ng Imus Diócesis de Imus
Catholic
Imus Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Cavite
Ecclesiastical province	Manila
Metropolitan	Manila
Statistics
Area	1,427.06 km2 (550.99 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 4,054,000 3,239,000[1] (79.9%)
Parishes	90 (as of 11 Dec 2023)
Schools	43
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 25, 1961[2]
Cathedral	Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Pillar - Imus Cathedral
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Pillar
Secular priests	190+
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jose Lazaro Fuerte Advincula Jr.
Vicar General	Rev Msgr. Reuel Castañeda
Bishops emeritus	Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle (2001-2011)
Website
Diocese of Imus via Weebly

The Diocese of Imus (

In 2011, the Diocese of Imus celebrated the Golden Jubilee of its establishment. Activities were held within the diocese to mark the momentous event. Prior to the occasion, the celebration of the 5th Asian Youth Day in 2009 was also held in the diocese.

The diocese is under the patronage of the Virgin Mary under the title

History

Through the zeal of the first missionaries of spreading the Catholic faith, they also helped in founding most of the towns of

The province of Cavite is rich with historical significance. It had been the site of many battles and uprisings against Spain, one of which was that of 1872, which resulted in the execution of three priests: Gomez, Burgos and Zamora (Gomburza). Cavite is also where General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the Philippine Independence from Spanish rule on June 12, 1898, in the town of Kawit.^[6]

The province is named after its shape, that of a hook – hence Kawit, meaning hook, in Tagalog. It is geographically situated at the very entrance to Manila Bay, a location which has made it, along with Bataan on the north, the scene of many battles in the past. It is bounded on the northwest by the Bay, on the northeast by the provinces of Rizal and Laguna, on the southwest by the province of Batangas. Its capital city is Imus, with the seat of the provincial government located in Trece Martires.^[6]

Early in the

For many centuries Cavite was under the direct control of the Archdiocese of Manila. The Diocese of Imus was created on November 25, 1961 separating Cavite from the main archdiocese. Thus, the diocese serves as suffragan to that of Manila with its own leadership. It comprises the civil province of Cavite and covers a land area of 1,287 km² (497 sq mi), with a population of 1,643,549 of which 76 per cent are Catholics.

On April 8, 2013, Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista was appointed by

He was installed last June 5, 2013.

Ordinaries

The list of the assigned bishops of the diocese since its establishment is as follows:

No.	Coat of Arms	Name	From	Until	Post-incumbency Remarks
1		Artemio Gabriel Casas	December 11, 1961[9]	September 4, 1968[10]	Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Manila
2		Felix Paz Perez	February 25, 1969[11]	February 29, 1992[12]	Died in Office
3		Manuel Cruz Sobreñas	February 25, 1993[13]	October 22, 2001[14]	Retired from Office
4		Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle	October 22, 2001[15]	October 13, 2011[16]	Appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Archdiocese of Manila
5		Reynaldo Gonda Evangelista	April 8, 2013[17]	Incumbent	Present Local Ordinary

Timeline of bishops

See also

• Our Lady of Pillar of Imus
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila

References

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