Diocese of Borongan

Diocese of Borongan

Dioecesis Boronganensis

Diyosesis han Borongan
Diyosesis ng Borongan
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryEastern Samar
Ecclesiastical provincePalo
Statistics
Area4,339 km2 (1,675 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 496,000
  • 491,000 (99%)
Parishes33
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established22 October 1960
CathedralCathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Secular priests70
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopCrispin Barrete Varquez
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn F. Du
Vicar GeneralLope C. Robredillo
Episcopal VicarsDan 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.