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Diocese of Borongan Dioecesis Boronganensis Diyosesis han Borongan Diyosesis ng Borongan
Catholic
Borongan Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Eastern Samar
Ecclesiastical province	Palo
Statistics
Area	4,339 km (1,675 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 496,000 491,000 (99%)
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	Francis
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.

Bishop Vicente Reyes was the first diocesan bishop. On June 19, 1965, the island of Samar was politically divided and the province of Eastern Samar was born. Thus the island of Samar has three dioceses: Calbayog for Western Samar, Catarman for Northern Samar and Borongan for Eastern Samar.

Eastern Samar has a population of 374,255, 97 percent are Catholics. It is subdivided into 1 city and 22 municipalities. It has a land area of 4,470.75 square kilometers. It is bounded on the north by Northern Samar, on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the west by Western Samar and on the south by Leyte Gulf.

The Diocese of Borongan is divided into three regions, each has two vicariates. The episcopal see is Borongan. The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes since being erected.

Crispin Barrete Varquez was appointed its bishop in 2007.

Ordinaries

No.	Picture	Name	From	Until	Coat of Arms
1st		Vicente P. Reyes	19 January 1961 (Appointed)	8 August 1967 (Deceased, Emeritus Bishop of Cabanatuan)
2nd		Godofredo Pisig Pedernal	26 February 1968 (Appointed)	18 September 1976 (Resigned)
3rd		Sincero Barcenilla Lucero	8 March 1977 (Appointed)	10 December 1979 (emeritus Bishop of Calbayog)
4th		Nestor Celestial Cariño	12 August 1980 (Appointed)	31 January 1986 (Resigned)
5th		Leonardo Yuzon Medroso	18 December 1980 (Appointed)	31 January 2006 (Retired, Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran)
6th		Crispin Barrete Varquez	4 August 2007 (Appointed)	Present

Beatification launch

In the 8th of December 1995, the Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception, Guiuan formally launched a beatification movement for Donato Guimbaolibot, coinciding with the town fiesta and the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the town's Christian evangelization to the Vatican Council.

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

1. "Borongan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

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Dioecesis Boronganensis
Territories	Eastern Samar
Ordinaries	Vicente P. Reyes Godofredo Pedernal Pisig Sincero Barcenilla Lucero Nestor Celestial Cariňo Leonardo Yuzon Medroso Crispin Barrete Varquez
Cathedral	Borongan Cathedral
Shrine	Diocesan San Antonio de Padua (Guiuan)
Parishes	Central Region Vicariates St. John Mary Vianney The Nativity of our Lady (Borongan) Assumption of Our Lady (Borongan) Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Borongan) Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows (San Julian) St. Roch (Maydolong) St. Joseph St. Anthony of Padua (Llorente) Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (Hernani) St. Joseph, Husband of Mary (Gen. MacArthur) St. Bonaventure (Balangkayan) Southern Region Vicariates Most Holy Rosary Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Guiuan) St. Isidore the Farmer (Salcedo) St. Francis of Assisi (Mercedes) St. Anthony of Padua (Guiuan) Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Salcedo) Our Lady of Salvation (Salcedo) St. John the Baptist (Guiuan) St. Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila (Guiuan) Holy Cross (Guiuan) Holy Spirit St. Lawrence the Martyr (Balangiga) St. Nicolas of Tolentine (Quinapondan) Our Lady of Remedies (Giporlos) Santo Niño (Lawaan) Northern Region Vicariates St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Ignatius of Loyola (Sulat) St. James the Greater (Taft) St. Joachim the Patriarch (Dolores) Our Lady Queen of Angels (Can-avid) St. Isidore the Farmer (Maslog) St. John the Baptist (Dolores) Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception St. Peter of Alcantara (Oras) St. Raymund Nonnatus (Arteche) Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Jipapad) St. Mary Magdalene (San Policarpo)
Religious	Men Canossian Sons of Charity (FdCC) Conventual Franciscans (OFMConv) Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) Women Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM) Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart (MSH) Sisters Servants of the Visitation (SSV) Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart (SFSC) Sisters of the Poor Household of God (OPT) Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (PM) Living the Gospel Community (LGC) Order of Saint Clare (OSC) Sisters of Jesus the Good Shepherd (SJBP) Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) Daughters of Saint Paul (FSP) Franciscan Sisters Handmaids of the Immaculate (FSHI) Daughters of Saint Francis de Sales (DSFS) Daughters of Mary, Mother of the Church (DM)
Seminaries	Minor Seminario de Jesus Nazareno (SJN) Major Nativity of Our Lady College Seminary (NLCS)
Holy Figures	Donato Guimbaolibot Godofredo Pedernal Pisig
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