Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao

Diocese of Cubao
Dioecesis Cubaoensis
Diyosesis ng Cubao

Civitas Supra Montem Posita ("A City Set on a Hill")
Location
Country Philippines
Territory Quezon City
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Manila
Statistics
Area 76 km2 (29 sq mi)
Population
- Total		 (as of 2006)
1,142,044
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman
Established August 28, 2003
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint Our Lady of Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Honesto F. Ongtioco, DD, STh.L
Vicars General Very Rev. Msgr. Antonio S.J. Mortillero, PC
Website
dioceseofcubao.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao (Latin: Dioecesis Cubaoensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established on the Feast of Saint Augustine, 28 August 2003 from its metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Manila.

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History

February 6, 1579 Pope Gregory XIII established the Diocese of Manila, a suffragan of Mexico.

August 14, 1595 Pope Clement VIII raised the Diocese of Manila to the rank of an Archdiocese. At the same time, 3 new dioceses were established as Suffragan Sees of Manila, namely: Nueva Caceres comprising Southern Luzon and the whole Bicol Peninsula; Nueva Segovia comprising all of Northern Luzon from Batanes down to Pangasinan and Tarlac, up to the boundaries of Nueva Vizcaya; and Cebu comprising the Visayan Islands and Mindanao. The Archdiocese of Manila was composed of the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Rizal, Cavite, Batangas, Quezon, Mindoro, Zambales and Nueva Ecija.

Quezon City Consisted of 11 Parishes:

1962-1974 7 parishes in Quezon City were established:

December 3, 1974 Quezon City was divided into 4 vicariates: Sta. Rita, Holy Family, St. Joseph and Sto. Niño.

1975-1982 20 parishes were established:

(Bet. 1981-1983) The Vicariate of the Good Shepherd was established. March 24, 1983 The Vicariate of St. Joseph was divided and the new Vicariate of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was created.

St. Joseph- consisted of the parishes of St. Joseph, Sta. Maria della Strada, Holy Sacrifice, Immaculate Heart of Mary and Holy Family (Kamias). Our Lady of Perpetual Help - consisted of the parishes of Our Lady of Perpetual help, Christ the King, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Transfiguration of the Lord and the Nativity of the Lord.

1985-1986 8 parishes were established:

August 10, 1987 The District of Quezon City was divided into 2: Quezon City-North and Quezon City-South.

(Bet. 1987-1989) The Vicariate of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was divided and became Vicariates of Our Lady of Perpetual Help 1 and 2.

1987-1988 5 parishes were established:

February 1, 1989 The Vicariate of Sta. Rita was revised and the new Vicariate of San Pedro Bautista was created.

Vicariate of Sta. Rita - consisted of the parishes of Sta. Rita, Christ the king, San Antonio de Padua, Resurrection of the Lord and hearts of Jesus and Mary. Vicariate of San Pedro - consisted of the parishes of San Pedro Bautista, Sto. Domingo. Sta. Teresita, Our Lady of Lourdes and Sta. Perpetua.

1990-2000 10 parishes were established:

December 9, 1997 The Vicariate of Our Lady of Perpetual Help 2 was renamed Vicariate of San Isidro Labrador. The Composition of the parishes of the Vicariates of Sto. Niño and San Isidro Labrador was revised.

Vicariate of Sto. Niño - consisted of the parishes of Sto. Niño, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Our Lady of Hope, Mary the Immaculate Conception, Our Mother of Perpetual help and Immaculate Conception. Vicariate of San Isidro Labrador - consisted of the parishes of San Isidro Labrador, Our Lady of Annunciation, Jesus, Lord of Divine Mercy in Mapayapa, San Lorenzo Ruiz, Our Lady of Consolation and San Nicolas de Tolentino.

October 22, 2001 The Chaplaincy of St. Jude was established.

March 15, 2002 The districts of Quezon City South and North were revised and renamed Districts of Cubao and Novaliches respectively. The Vicariate of St. Joseph was transferred to Cubao and the Vicariate of San Isidro to Novaliches. The parish of San Nicolas de Tolentino (part of San Isidro) was included in Cubao under the Vicariate of Sto. Niño and the parish of St. Joseph in Balintawak (Caloocan) was added to Cubao under the Vicariate of San Pedro.

April 10, 2003 The Holy Family Chaplaincy was established (Vicariate of Sto. Niño).

June 28, 2003 The New Diocese of Cubao was created.

August 28, 2003 The new Diocese of Cubao was canonically erected and the new Bishop of Cubao, Most Rev. Honesto F. Ongtioco, was installed.

August 29, 2011 On the occasion of the 8th Anniversary of the Diocese, the announcements of the new appointments of some of the diocesan clergy as parish priests took place. Listed below are the parish priests effective 16 January 2012, initially for a period of 3 years (2015).

The Bishop also announced the appointment of Rev. Fr. Raymond Joseph L. Arre as the Superintendent of the Diocese of Cubao Educational System, Inc. (DOCES), Rev. Fr. Arnel F. Recinto as the first priest-in-charge of the Holy Family Chapel in Eastwood City, Rev. Fr. Ronald 'Jojo' L. Monis on a Special Ministry, and Rev. Fr. Romerico 'Omer' A. Prieto as the Assistant Parish Priest of the Immaculate Conception Parish in GSIS Village, Sangandaan, Quezon City.

Churches

Vicariate of Saint Joseph

Vicariate of San Pedro Bautista

Vicariate of the Holy Family

Vicariate of Sta. Rita de Cascia

Vicariate of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Vicariate of Santo Niño

See also

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Province of Caceres
Province of Cagayan de Oro
Province of Capiz
Province of Cebu
Province of Cotabato
Province of Davao
Province of Jaro
Province of Lingayen-Dagupan
Province of Lipa
Province of Manila
Province of Nueva Segovia
Province of Ozamiz
Province of Palo
Province of San Fernando
Province of Tuguegarao
Province of Zamboanga
Military Ordinariate