Roman Catholic Diocese of Libmanan

Diocese of Libmanan Dioecesis Libmanana Diyosesis kan Libmanan Diyosesis ng Libmanan
Catholic
St James the Greater Apostle Chathedral Parish
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	First and Second Congressional District of Camarines Sur except Gainza
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-Elect Rex Andrew Alarcon
Vicar General	Camilo B. Palma, Jr.
Map
Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Libmanan

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.

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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