Territory Palawan Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Country Philippines Secular priests 43 | Parishes 25 Sui iuris church Latin Church Area 8,552 km² Metropolitan archbishop Ramon Arguelles | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
612,014
319,768 (51.6%) | ||
The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa is an Apostolic Vicariate in the Philippines. Within the Catholic Church hierarchy, it operates like a diocese and is headed by a titular bishop. Its episcopal see is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral-Parish in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is not a part of an ecclesiastical province as it is directly subject to the Holy See. The Catholic Church in the Philippines is organized into 72 dioceses in 16 Ecclesiastical Provinces, as well as 7 Apostolic Vicariates and a Military Ordinariate.
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The current bishop is Socrates C. Mesiona M.S.P,D.D.
History
It was established on 10 April 1910 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Palawan when it split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaro (now a Metropolitan Archdiocese).
On 3 July 1955, it was promoted to an Apostolic Vicariate (then the Apostolic Vicariate of Palawan).
On 27 March 2002, it was renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa and lost part of its territory when the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay was established.
Incumbent Ordinaries
The early incumbents were missionary members of the order of Augustinian Recollects (O.A.R.)