Roman Catholic Diocese of Surigao

The Diocese of Surigao (Lat: Dioecesis Surigensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Diocese of Surigao Dioecesis Surigensis Diyosesis sa Surigao Diyosesis ng Surigao
Catholic
Surigao Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Provinces of Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Islands
Ecclesiastical province	Cagayan de Oro
Metropolitan	Cagayan de Oro
Coordinates	9°47′24″N 125°29′38″E
Statistics
Area	3,739 km2 (1,444 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2021) 601,000 505,000[1] (84.0%)
Parishes	32
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 3, 1939
Cathedral	Cathedral of San Nicholas of Tolentino
Patron saint	Nicholas of Tolentino
Secular priests	41
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Antonieto Cabajog
Metropolitan Archbishop	José A. Cabantan
Vicar General	Tirso N. Alcala
Episcopal Vicars	Prescilo P. Iral

Erected in 1939, the diocese is one of the older ecclesiastical territories in the Philippines. The diocese was split off from the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro. In 1978, the diocese was subdivided, and the Diocese of Tandag was split off.

The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.

The current bishop is Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog who was appointed on July 24, 2001.^[2]

The jurisdiction of this diocese are the two provinces of Surigao del Norte^[3] and Dinagat Islands

Coat of arms

These arms show in the chief a star for Saint Nicholas of Tolentiono, the patron saint of the diocese. The three golden balls are Spanish doubloons and refer to the richness of the area, as there have been some gold mines in the diocese. Thebase shows a fishing boat, referring to the main source of income for the area.

Ordinaries

No	Name	In office	Coat of arms
1.	Jan Vrakking, M.S.C.†	May 25, 1940 – December 12, 1953
2.	Charles van den Ouwelant, M.S.C. †	March 23, 1955 – 10 January 10, 1973
3.	Miguel Cinches, S.V.D.	January 10, 1973 Appointed – April 21, 2001
4.	Antonieto Cabajog	April 21, 2001 – Present

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines