Erected in 1988, the diocese was created from territory of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo, to which the diocese remains a suffragan. The first appointed bishop was Filomeno Bactol (1988–2017). On October 13, 2017, his retirement was accepted by the Pope two years after reaching the mandatory age of 75. Pope Francis appointed Rex Cullingham Ramirez, a priest from Archdiocese of Palo, as the new bishop of Naval. His episcopal ordination took place at the Palo Metropolitan Cathedral on January 9, 2018. He was canonically installed on January 12, 2018 at Naval Cathedral. Ramirez is the second bishop of the diocese.
The Cathedral School of La Naval was established in 1990 AD. It is the first catholic school in the diocese.
Marvyn Abrea Maceda, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique in the Antique province of the Philippines, grew up in the Naval diocese and was a priest of the diocese before becoming the bishop of San Jose.
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roman, catholic, diocese, naval, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. 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 Naval news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval Lat Dioecesis Navaliensis is a diocese of the Roman Rite of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines Its cathedral is in Naval Biliran in the Eastern Visayas Its territory includes whole island of Biliran and the northwestern tip of Leyte Province Diocese of NavalDioecesis NavaliensisDiyosesis han NavalDiyosesis sa NavalDiyosesis ng NavalCatholicNaval Cathedral BiliranCoat of armsLocationCountryPhilippinesTerritoryBiliranEcclesiastical provincePaloMetropolitanPaloCoordinates11 33 41 N 124 23 42 E 11 56134 N 124 39501 E 11 56134 124 39501StatisticsArea1 005 km2 388 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2021 410 670370 734 1 90 3 Parishes15InformationDenominationRoman CatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished29 November 1988CathedralOur Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral NavalPatron saintOur Lady of the Most Holy Rosary 2 Secular priests28Current leadershipPopeFrancisBishopRex Cullingham RamirezMetropolitan ArchbishopJohn F DuVicar GeneralMsgr Venancio SosingBishops emeritusFilomeno G BactolStatistics from Catholic Hierarchy org Erected in 1988 the diocese was created from territory of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo to which the diocese remains a suffragan The first appointed bishop was Filomeno Bactol 1988 2017 On October 13 2017 his retirement was accepted by the Pope two years after reaching the mandatory age of 75 Pope Francis appointed Rex Cullingham Ramirez a priest from Archdiocese of Palo as the new bishop of Naval His episcopal ordination took place at the Palo Metropolitan Cathedral on January 9 2018 He was canonically installed on January 12 2018 at Naval Cathedral Ramirez is the second bishop of the diocese The Cathedral School of La Naval was established in 1990 AD It is the first catholic school in the diocese Marvyn Abrea Maceda the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique in the Antique province of the Philippines grew up in the Naval diocese and was a priest of the diocese before becoming the bishop of San Jose Ordinaries editNo Name In office Coat of arms 1 Filomeno Gonzales Bactol 29 November 1988 13 October 2017 nbsp 2 Rex Cullingham Ramirez 13 October 2017 present nbsp See also editCatholic Church in the PhilippinesReferences edit Naval Catholic Diocese gcatholic org Retrieved 2023 09 18 Diocese of Naval Philippines GCatholic Retrieved 8 April 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval amp oldid 1213345575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
