Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cáceres
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Cáceres Archidiœcesis Metropolitæ Cacerensis Arkidiosesis Metropolitano kan Cáceres Kalakhang Arkidiyosesis ng Cáceres Arquidiócesis Metropolitano de Cáceres | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Camarines Sur (except Del Gallego, Libmanan, Lupi, Milaor, Minalabac, Pamplona, Pasacao, Ragay, San Fernando and Sipocot) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cáceres |
| Metropolitan | Cáceres |
| Headquarters | Archbishop's Residence, Elias Angeles St., Pilgrim City of Naga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,207 km2 (1,238 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 92 |
| Churches | 110 |
| Congregations | 39 |
| Schools | 12 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 14, 1595 (diocese) June 29, 1951 (archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint John the Evangelist |
| Titular patrons | Our Lady of Peñafrancia John the Evangelist Pedro Bautista |
| Secular priests | 193 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon |
| Suffragans | Herman G. Abcede (Daet) Joel Z. Baylon (Legazpi) José R. Rojas (Libmanan) José S. Bantolo (Masbate) Jose Alan V. Dialogo (Sorsogon) Luisito A. Occiano (Virac) |
| Vicar General | Joseph Wilfred V. Almoneda |
| Bishops emeritus | Rolando Joven Tria Tirona |
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Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. | |
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| Archdiocese of Cáceres | |
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cáceres is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is a metropolitan see that comprises the Bicol Region, while directly overseeing the third, fourth, and fifth congressional districts of Camarines Sur, Naga City, Iriga City and the Municipality of Gainza. The archdiocese, having been founded in 1595 in Nueva Cáceres (now Naga City), is also considered one of the oldest dioceses in the Philippines with Cebu, Segovia and Manila, and once had jurisdiction that stretched from Samar in the south and Isabela Province in the north. The seat of the archdiocese is currently located in Naga City, also known as the Queen City of Bicol.
The Archdiocese of Nueva Caceres is also home to Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the patroness of the Bicol Region, and is considered to be one of the largest Marian pilgrimages in Asia.