Diocese of Borongan
Diocese of Borongan Dioecesis Boronganensis Diyosesis han Borongan Diyosesis ng Borongan | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Eastern Samar |
| Ecclesiastical province | Palo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,339 km2 (1,675 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 33 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 October 1960 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Secular priests | 70 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Crispin Barrete Varquez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John F. Du |
| Vicar General | Lope C. Robredillo |
| Episcopal Vicars | Dan Gañas Leroy Geli Joberto Picardal |
The Diocese of Borongan (Lat: Dioecesis Boronganensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Created on October 22, 1960 by Pope John XXIII from territory of the Diocese of Calbayog, the diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo.