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Diocese of Antipolo Dioecesis Antipolensis Diyosesis ng Antipolo Diócesis de Antipolo | |
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Location | |
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Territory | |
Ecclesiastical province | Manila |
Metropolitan | Manila |
Coordinates | 14°35′15″N 121°10′37″E / 14.5876°N 121.1770°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,828 km2 (706 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 3,728,586 3,026,699[1] (81.2%) |
Parishes | 73 (9 shrines, 2 quasi-parishes, and 1 minor basilica) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 25, 1983 |
Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of the Immaculate Conception — International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage |
Secular priests | 95[2] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ruperto Santos |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Advincula |
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Diocese of Antipolo |
The Diocese of Antipolo (Latin: Dioecesis Antipolensis, Filipino: Diyosesis ng Antipolo, Spanish: Diócesis de Antipolo) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines that comprises the Province of Rizal and the city of Marikina in Metro Manila.
At present, the Diocese of Antipolo is considered to be one of the largest local churches in the Philippines in terms of its Catholic population. Among the 86 ecclesiastical jurisdictions present in the Philippines today, the diocese is the third largest local church in terms of its Catholic population after the Archdiocese of Cebu, and the Diocese of Malolos (Bulacan and Valenzuela City). The population of the whole area covering the diocese is 3,650,000, of which 3,280,000 (or 90%) are Catholics. The seat or center of the diocese is the Antipolo Cathedral, one of the most popular Marian shrines in the country where the historic Canonically crowned image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje) (the Virgin of Antipolo) is enshrined.