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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.
Diocese of Libmanan Dioecesis Libmanana Diosesis kan Libmanan Diyosesis ng Libmanan | |
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| Catholic | |
 St James the Greater Apostle Cathedral Parish | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Western Camarines Sur (Cabusao, Del Gallego, Libmanan, Lupi, Milaor, Minalabac, Pamplona, Pasacao, Ragay, San Fernando, Sipocot) |
| 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 Rex Andrew Alarcon |
| Vicar General | Camilo B. Palma, Jr. |
| Map | |
 Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Libmanan | |
History
edit- 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
edit| No | Name | In office | Coat of arms |
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| 1. | Bishop Prospero Nale Arellano | December 9, 1989 – May 19, 2008 | 
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| 2. | Bishop José Rojas Rojas Jr. | May 19, 2008 – present | 
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Seminaries
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Libmanan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-11.