Diocese of

Surigao

Philippines

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Surigao / Surigen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Cagayan de Oro

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (September 10)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1939.06.03: Established as Diocese of Surigao / Surigen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Cagayan de Oro and became suffragan of Cebu)
1951.06.29: Became suffragan of Cagayan de Oro
1967.03.20: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Butuan
1978.12.09: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tandag

Present Prelates

Bishop (2001.04.21 – ...):

Bishop Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog (68)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Surigao (Roman Rite)

Bishop Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog (68)
(2001.04.21 – ...)

Bishop of Surigao (Philippines)

Cum infirmor potens sum

Born:	1956.05.10 (Cebu, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1981.04.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.03.16

Priest of Tagbilaran (Philippines) (1981.04.09 – 1999.01.13)

Titular Bishop of Reperi (1999.01.13 – 2001.04.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1999.01.13 – 2001.04.21)

Bishop of Surigao (Philippines) (2001.04.21 – ...)

Bishop Miguel Clarete Cinches, S.V.D.
(1973.01.10 – 2001.04.21)

Opere et veritate

Born:	1932.02.07 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1961.10.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1973.03.24
Died:	2010.04.12 († 78)

Bishop of Surigao (Philippines) (1973.01.10 – 2001.04.21)

Bishop Charles Van den Ouwelant, M.S.C.
(1955.03.23 – 1973.01.10)

Born:	1911.07.03 (Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:	1936.08.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1955.06.21
Died:	2003.08.22 († 92)

Bishop of Surigao (Philippines) (1955.03.23 – 1973.01.10)

Bishop Giovanni Vrakking, M.S.C.
(1940.05.25 – 1953.12.12)

Born:	1886.12.27 (Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:	1911.08.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1940.09.21
Died:	1961.01.29 († 74)

Bishop of Surigao (Philippines) (1940.05.25 – 1953.12.12)

Titular Bishop of Cedamusa (1953.12.12 – 1961.01.29)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of San Nicolas de Tolentino, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Caraga
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (32)

Maasin (↖), Borongan (↑), Tandag (↘), Butuan (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 3,739 km²

Population: 453,963 Catholics (82.1% of 553,231 total)

Pastoral Centres: 34 parishes

Personnel: 62 priests (48 diocesan, 14 religious), 72 religious (41 brothers, 31 sisters), 67 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.01.27

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