Country Philippines Parishes 23 Sui iuris church Latin Church Territory Oriental Mindoro | Metropolitan Lipa Denomination Roman Catholic Area 4,364 km² | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics 814,000
756,000 (92,9%) | ||
The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Calapanensis) is a branch of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. In 2010, 756,000 residents had been baptized out of about 814,000 inhabitants. It is currently headed by Bishop Warlito Cajandig y Itcuas.
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Territory
The diocese comprises the Philippine province of Oriental Mindoro, where it has six related parishes. Their central episcopal residence is the Santo Niño Cathedral located in Calapan City, where the seat of the Vicariate also resides.
History
The Apostolic Prefecture of Mindoro was created on July 2, 1936, with territory taken from the diocese of Lipa and Jaro (both today archdioceses).
On July 12, 1951, by virtue of the bull Merit ab Apostolic of Pope Pius XII, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to an apostolic vicariate and assumed its present name.
On December 19, 1974, and January 27, 1983, he sold portions of its territory for the creation of the Diocese of Romblon and the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro.