Diocese of Dumaguete, Philippines 🇵🇭

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Dumaguete / Dumagueten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Cebu

Neighbouring Dioceses: Kabankalan (↖), Cebu (↗), Tagbilaran (→), Ozamiz (↘), Dipolog (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Catherine of Alexandria (November 25)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: April 7

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1955.04.05: Established as Diocese of Dumaguete / Dumagueten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Bacolod and became suffragan of Cebu)
1987.03.30: Lost territory to establish Diocese of San Carlos

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.09.28 – ...):

Bishop Julito Buhisan Cortes (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Dumaguete (Roman Rite)

Bishop Julito Buhisan Cortes (69)
(2013.09.28 – ...)

Bishop of Dumaguete (Philippines)

Duce me Domine

Born:	1956.07.04 (Parañaque, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1980.10.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.01.08

Priest of Dumaguete (Philippines) (1980.10.24 – 2001.10.24)

Titular Bishop of Severiana (2001.10.24 – 2013.09.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (2001.10.24 – 2013.09.28)

Bishop of Dumaguete (Philippines) (2013.09.28 – ...)

Bishop John Forrosuelo Du (71) (later Archbishop)
(2001.04.21 – 2012.02.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Palo (Philippines)

Christus lux mea

Born:	1954.10.18 (Bantayan, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1979.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.01.06

Priest of Cebu (Philippines) (1979.06.01 – 1997.11.21)

Titular Bishop of Timici (1997.11.21 – 2001.04.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1997.11.21 – 2001.04.21)

Bishop of Dumaguete (Philippines) (2001.04.21 – 2012.02.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Palo (Philippines) (2012.02.25 – ...)

Bishop Angel Nacorda Lagdameo (later Archbishop)
(1989.05.30 – 2000.03.11)

Faciem tuam Domine requiram

Born:	1940.08.02 (Lucban, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1964.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1980.08.12
Died:	2022.07.08 (Iloilo City, Philippines † 81)

Priest of Lucena (Philippines) (1964.12.19 – 1980.06.19)

Titular Bishop of Oreto (1980.06.19 – 1986.01.31)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1980.06.19 – 1986.01.31)

Coadjutor Bishop of Dumaguete (Philippines) (1986.01.31 – 1989.05.30)

Bishop of Dumaguete (Philippines) (1989.05.30 – 2000.03.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro (Philippines) (2000.03.11 – 2018.02.14)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) (2005.10 – 2009.12.01)

Bishop Epifanio Surban Belmonte
(1955.07.29 – 1989.05.30)

Sub tuum præsidium

Born:	1914.04.07 (Calolbon, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1938.04.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1955.10.24
Died:	1990.05.25 († 76)

Bishop of Dumaguete (Philippines) (1955.07.29 – 1989.05.30)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Angel Nacorda Lagdameo (later Archbishop) (1986.01.31 – 1989.05.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Salvador Trane Modesto (1978.12.28 – 1987.03.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo (later Archbishop) (1974.03.14 – 1976.07.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Bienvenido Solon Tudtud (1968.02.05 – 1971.02.17)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Negros Island
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (51)

Kabankalan (↖), Cebu (↗), Tagbilaran (→), Ozamiz (↘), Dipolog (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,956 km²

Population: 1,412,394 Catholics (88.4% of 1,598,455 total)

Pastoral Centres: 43 parishes, 12 missions

Personnel: 125 priests (97 diocesan, 28 religious), 127 religious (31 brothers, 96 sisters), 47 seminarians