Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi (Latin: Dioecesis Legazpiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. It constitutes the entire province of Albay in the Philippines.

Diocese of Legazpi Dioecesis Legazpiensis Diyosesis kan Legazpi
Saint Gregory the Great Cathedral
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Albay
Ecclesiastical province	Caceres
Metropolitan	Caceres
Statistics
Area	2,552 km^2 (985 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2008[1]) 1, 211, 422[1] 1,169, 993[1] (96.6%%)
Parishes	45[1]
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	29 June 1951
Cathedral	Saint Gregory the Great Cathedral
Patron saint	Our Lady of Salvation
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joel Zamudio Baylon
Metropolitan Archbishop	Rolando Joven Tria Tirona
Vicar General	Ramon C. Tronqued
Bishops emeritus	Nestor Celestial Cariño Bishop Emeritus (2005-2007) Lucilo B. Quiambao Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus (1982-2009)
Map
Map of the Philippines, with the Diocese of Legazpi in the Province of Albay highlighted
Website
Website of the Diocese

The diocese was erected in 1951, carved from territory of the Archdiocese of Cáceres, to which it is a suffragan. In 1974, the diocese was partitioned to form the Diocese of Virac.

Joel "Bong" Baylon is the current bishop of Legazpi, after serving as Bishop of Masbate. Prior to his appointment, Auxiliary Bishop of Legazpi Lucilo Quiambao had been the apostolic administrator of the diocese since Bishop Nestor Cariño's retirement in 2007. Baylon is assisted by his vicar-general, Ramón Tronqued, PC VG.

Bishops

Ordinaries

#	Picture	Name	From	Until
1		Flaviano Ariola	15 May 1952 appointed	27 November 1968 resigned
2		Teotimo C. Pacis	23 May 1969 appointed	4 June 1980 resigned
3		Concordio Maria Sarte	12 August 1980 appointed	22 November 1991 died
4		José C. Sorra	1 March 1993 appointed	1 April 2005 retired
5		Nestor Celestial Cariño	1 April 2005 appointed	7 November 2007 resigned
6		Lucilo Quiambao	2007 (apostolic administrator)	2009
7		Joel Zamudio Baylon	1 October 2009 appointed	present

Auxiliary Bishops

• Nestor Celestial Cariño (1978-1980), appointed Bishop of Borongan; later returned here as Bishop
• Lucilo Barrameda Quiambao (1982-2009)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• José Crisologo Sorra, appointed Bishop of Virac in 1974; later returned here as Bishop

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

1. Diocese of Legazpi Claretian Publications accessed 23 May 2012