| Diocese of San Jose de Nueva Ecija Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Insulis Philippinis Diyosesis ng San Jose |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | northern part of Nueva Ecija |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nueva Ecija |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established | February 16, 1984 (canonically erected on May 24, 1985) |
| Cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates B. Villegas, D.D. |
| Vicars General | Very Rev. Msgr. Rolando Mabutol, HP |
| Emeritus Bishops | Mylo Hubert C. Vergara, DD, STD |
| Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in the Philippines (Lat: Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Insulis Philippinis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
The diocese was founded in 1984, having previously formed part of the Diocese of Cabanatuan. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.
The diocese held its first Diocesan Synod in March 2011. On April 20, Pope Benedict XVI named the current bishop, Most Rev. Mylo Hubert C. Vergara, as new bishop of Pasig. At present, the diocese is sede vacante.
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