General Information

Location
Country & Region Region V, Bicol, Philippines
TerritoryFirst and Second Congressional District of Camarines Sur except Gainza
Ecclesiastical provinceCaceres
MetropolitanCaceres
Statistics
Area1,862 km2 (719 sq mi)
Population
– Total
– Catholics
(as of 2021)
539,854
500,984[1] (92.5%)
Information/Historical Highlights
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
December 9, 1989

March 19, 1990
March 19, 1990
July 2, 2008

March 25, 2009

June 19, 2009
December 9, 2014
Established as the Territorial Prelature of Libmanan from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caceres; Appointment of Most Rev. Prospero N. Arellano, D.D. as First Bishop-Prelate of Libmanan.
Canonical Erection of the Prelature of Libmanan
Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev. Prospero N. Arellano, D.D.
Canonical Possession and Installation of Most Rev. Jose R. Rojas Jr., as the Second Bishop-Prelate of Libmanan
Elevated to the rank of a diocese; Most Rev. Jose R. Rojas Jr., D.D., Appointed as First Diocesan Bishop.
Canonical Erection of the Diocese of Libmanan.
Silver Jubilee of the See of Libmanan.

CathedralCathedral of St. James the Greater

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