Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Pope Francis Cathedral Biliran Metropolitan archbishop John F. Du | Sui iuris church Latin Church Established 29 November 1988 Area 1,005 km² Country Philippines | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2004)
315,846
300,421 (95.1%) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval (Lat: Dioecesis Navaliensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Erected in 1988, the diocese was created from territory in both the Archdiocese of Palo, to which the diocese remains a suffragan.
The first and only bishop is Filomeno Gonzales Bactol, appointed in 1988.
Ordinaries
Msgr. Silas Florencio (deceased)
Established Cathedral School of La Naval 1990 A. D. The first catholic school in the diocese
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA