Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval
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Diocese of Naval Dioecesis Navaliensis Diyosesis han Naval Diyosesis sa Naval Diyosesis ng Naval | |
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Catholic | |
Msgr. Venancio Sosing | |
Bishops emeritus | Filomeno G. Bactol |
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval (Lat: Dioecesis Navaliensis) is a
Leyte Province
.
Erected in 1988, the diocese was created from territory of the
Naval Cathedral
. Ramirez is the second bishop of the diocese.
The Cathedral School of La Naval was established in 1990 AD. It is the first catholic school in the diocese.
Marvyn Abrea Maceda, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique in the Antique province of the Philippines, grew up in the Naval diocese and was a priest of the diocese before becoming the bishop of San Jose.
Ordinaries
No | Name | In office | Coat of arms |
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1. | Filomeno Gonzales Bactol | 29 November 1988 – 13 October 2017 | |
2. | Rex Cullingham Ramirez | 13 October 2017 – present |
See also
References
- ^ "Naval (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "Diocese of Naval, Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved 8 April 2019.