Roman Catholic Diocese of Libmanan

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Diocese of Libmanan Dioecesis Libmanana Diosesis kan Libmanan Diyosesis ng Libmanan
Catholic
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 Rex Andrew Alarcon
Vicar General	Camilo B. Palma, Jr.
Map
Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Libmanan

The Diocese of Libmanan (

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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