| Diocese of San Pablo Dioecesis Sancti Pauli Diyosesis ng San Pablo |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Laguna |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Manila |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,203 km2 (464 sq mi) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin (or Roman) |
| Established | November 28, 1966 |
| Cathedral | St. Paul the First Hermit Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Paul the First Hermit |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Leo M. Drona |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gaudencio Rosales |
| Vicars General | Very Rev. Fr. Melchor Barcenas, STD, VG |
| Emeritus Bishops | Pedro N. Bantigue Francisco C. San Diego |
The Diocese of San Pablo (Filipino: Diyosesis ng San Pablo, Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Pauli) is a Roman Catholic diocese which is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila. Its patron saint or titular head is Saint Paul the Hermit. This is the only diocese in the province of Laguna.
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The diocese is composed of San Pablo City and the province of Laguna. It is bordered by the Archdiocese of Lipa and the Diocese of Lucena. Located at the heart of the City of San Pablo, it is the only diocese in Laguna.
Augustinian priests in 1586 erected a parish known as the "Parish of San Pablo delos Montes". In 1910 Catholics in the current diocese became part of the Archdiocese of Lipa, and on November 28, 1966 the current dioceses was erected as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Manila with Bishop Pedro N. Bantigue installed as its first bishop on April 18, 1967.
At present the diocese has 80 parishes (7 are within San Pablo City), 163 priests and religious; there are 43 Catholic institutions and 49 BEC's and faith communities reportedly.
| Parish | Place | Population | Catholics | Titular | Feast Day | Parish Priest | Parochial Vicars |
| San Pablo City | Brgy. Poblacion, San Pablo City | 90, 969 | 83,122 | St. Paul the First Hermit Cathedral | Jan. 15 | Rev. Msgr. Melchor A. Barcenas, JCL | Rev. Fr. Rico Villareal and Rev. Fr. Henry Rabe |
| Del Remedio | ADB Subd., Brgy. Del Remedio, San Pablo City | 32,015 | 28,664 | Nuestra Señora de los Remedios | Nov. 26 | Rev. Fr. Jerry Oblepias | |
| San Francisco, Calihan | Farconville Subd., Brgy. San Francisco, San Pablo City | 71,909 | 64,399 | St. Francis of Assisi | Oct. 4 | Rev. Fr. Eduardo E. Arupo | Rev. Fr. Jason Caballes |
| San Roque | Buncayo Park Subd., Brgy. San Roque, San Pablo City | 25,130 | 21,253 | San Roque | Aug. 16 | Rev. Fr. Nelson Hernandez | |
| Concepcion | Brgy. Concepcion, San Pablo City | 25,163 | 23,407 | Immaculate Conception | Dec. 8 | Rev. Fr. Mauricio A. Llarena (Parish Administrator) | |
| San Gabriel | Ph. 2, Teomora Village, Brgy. San Gabriel, San Pablo City | 16,397 | 15,124 | San Gabriel Archangel | Sept. 29 | Rev. Fr. Romulo O. Ponte | |
| Alaminos | Brgy. Poblacion, Alaminos, Laguna | 44,419 | 35, |
To train priests, a high school seminary opened in 1968 and closed in 1981. Also in 1981, the Saint Peter's College Seminary was established located in Brgy. Concepcion, San Pablo City.
San Pableños are God-loving people. Many lay ministers participate in church activities. On Sundays churches are full. The current ordinary is the Most. Rev. Bishop Leo M. Drona, S.D.B., D.D., succeeding the Most. Rev. Bishop Francisco C. San Diego in 2004, the latter having been reassigned to the Diocese of Pasig. The population of the diocese is about 1,900,000.
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