On January 24, 1983, during his Angelus message, Pope John Paul II announced the creation of the Diocese of Antipolo, which would encompass the whole province of Rizal, the entire Marikina, and part of Pasig (Barangays Dela Paz, Santolan, Manggahan, Rosario, and Santa Lucia, which altogether formed the Vicariate of Santo Tomas de Villanueva, now belonging to the Diocese of Pasig). It is an area that was previously known in the Archdiocese of Manila as the Ecclesiastical District of Eastern Rizal. A suffragan of the said archdiocese, the diocese was canonically established on June 25, 1983.
The first bishop of Antipolo was Protacio G. Gungon. On December 3, 2001, he was succeeded by Crisostomo Yalung as the second bishop, followed by Gabriel V. Reyes, former Bishop of Kalibo in Aklan, as the third bishop. Bishop Reyes was assisted by the then-auxiliary and later coadjutor bishop, Francisco M. De Leon, who was named his successor and fourth bishop effective September 10, 2016.
The diocese had its First Diocesan Synod in 1993 held at Saint Michael's Retreat House in Antipolo City. The diocese has experienced some jurisdictional changes since the time the Diocese of Pasig was created, whereby six parishes within the civil boundaries of Pasig were given to the new local church, together with seven diocesan priests serving in them.
At present, the Diocese of Antipolo is considered to be one of the largest local churches in the Philippines in terms of its Catholic population. Among the 86 ecclesiastical jurisdictions present in the Philippines today, the diocese is the third largest local church in terms of its Catholic population after the Archdiocese of Cebu, and the Diocese of Malolos (Bulacan and Valenzuela City). The population of the whole area covering the diocese is 3,650,000, of which 3,280,000 (or 90%) are Catholics. The seat or center of the diocese is the Antipolo Cathedral, one of the most popular Marian shrines in the country where the historic Canonically crowned image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje) (the Virgin of Antipolo) is enshrined.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Diocese of Antipolo Latin Dioecesis Antipolensis Filipino Diyosesis ng Antipolo Spanish Diocesis de Antipolo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines that comprises the Province of Rizal and the city of Marikina in Metro Manila Diocese of AntipoloDioecesis AntipolensisDiyosesis ng Antipolo Diocesis de AntipoloCoat of armsLocationCountry PhilippinesTerritoryRizal Marikina CityEcclesiastical provinceManilaStatisticsArea1 828 km2 706 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2015 3 650 0003 280 000 90 Parishes73 parishes 8 diocesan shrines 1 national shrine 2 quasi parishesInformationDenominationCatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablishedJune 25 1983CathedralNational Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Immaculate Conception Parish Patron saintOur Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Immaculate ConceptionCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopFrancisco Mendoza de LeonMetropolitan ArchbishopJose F Cardinal AdvinculaAuxiliary BishopsNolly Camingue BucoBishops emeritusCrisostomo Ayson Yalung 2001 2002 Gabriel Villaruz Reyes 2003 2016 WebsiteWebsite of the DioceseOn January 24 1983 during his Angelus message Pope John Paul II announced the creation of the Diocese of Antipolo which would encompass the whole province of Rizal the entire Marikina and part of Pasig Barangays Dela Paz Santolan Manggahan Rosario and Santa Lucia which altogether formed the Vicariate of Santo Tomas de Villanueva now belonging to the Diocese of Pasig It is an area that was previously known in the Archdiocese of Manila as the Ecclesiastical District of Eastern Rizal A suffragan of the said archdiocese the diocese was canonically established on June 25 1983 The first bishop of Antipolo was Protacio G Gungon On December 3 2001 he was succeeded by Crisostomo Yalung as the second bishop followed by Gabriel V Reyes former Bishop of Kalibo in Aklan as the third bishop Bishop Reyes was assisted by the then auxiliary and later coadjutor bishop Francisco M De Leon who was named his successor and fourth bishop effective September 10 2016 The diocese had its First Diocesan Synod in 1993 held at Saint Michael s Retreat House in Antipolo City The diocese has experienced some jurisdictional changes since the time the Diocese of Pasig was created whereby six parishes within the civil boundaries of Pasig were given to the new local church together with seven diocesan priests serving in them At present the Diocese of Antipolo is considered to be one of the largest local churches in the Philippines in terms of its Catholic population Among the 86 ecclesiastical jurisdictions present in the Philippines today the diocese is the third largest local church in terms of its Catholic population after the Archdiocese of Cebu and the Diocese of Malolos Bulacan and Valenzuela City The population of the whole area covering the diocese is 3 650 000 of which 3 280 000 or 90 are Catholics The seat or center of the diocese is the Antipolo Cathedral one of the most popular Marian shrines in the country where the historic Canonically crowned image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Nuestra Senora de la Paz y Buen Viaje the Virgin of Antipolo is enshrined Contents 1 Ordinaries 2 Auxiliary Bishops 3 Vicars General 4 See also 5 ReferencesOrdinaries EditOrdinary Period in Office Coat of Arms1 Protacio Guevara Gungon June 25 1983 October 18 2001 2 Crisostomo Ayson Yalung December 3 2001 October 19 2002 3 Gabriel Villaruz Reyes January 29 2003 September 9 2016 4 Francisco Mendoza de Leon September 10 2016 present Auxiliary Bishops EditFrancisco M De Leon June 27 2007 1 November 21 2015 appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Antipolo Nolly C Buco July 10 2018 2 presentVicars General EditJose B Cruz 1983 1986 Mariano T Balbago Jr Ministering in the Archdiocese of Washington D C 1986 1999 Rigoberto S de Guzman 1999 2018 Francisco M de Leon 2007 2016 Generoso A Mediarito 2018 present Nolly C Buco 2018 present Juan dela Cruz presentSee also EditCatholic Church in the Philippines John Paul II Minor Seminary Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St JosephCoordinates 14 35 15 N 121 10 37 E 14 5876 N 121 1770 E 14 5876 121 1770References Edit Bishop of Antipolo Diocese Francisco mendoza De Leon UCA News www ucanews com Retrieved 22 January 2022 Auxiliary Bishop of Antipolo Diocese Nolly Camigue Buco UCA News www ucanews com Retrieved 22 January 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo amp oldid 1145828030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
