Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumaca

The Diocese of Gumaca (Lat: Dioecesis Gumacana) is a Latin Catholic diocese in the Philippines centered in the Municipality of Gumaca in Quezon province. The diocese covers the communities of Gumaca; Pitogo, due south of Gumaca; and all the parishes of eastern Quezon province situated east of Gumaca and Pitogo. The Gumaca diocese was erected in 1984, carved out from the Diocese of Lucena. Both dioceses are suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lipa.

Diocese of Gumaca Diocesis Gumacana Diyosesis ng Gumaca Diócesis de Gumaca
Catholic
Gumaca Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Eastern Quezon Province (Alabat, Buenavista, Calauag, Catanauan, General Luna, Guinayangan, Gumaca, Lopez, Macalelon, Mulanay, Perez, Pitogo, Quezon, San Andres, San Francisco, San Narciso, Tagkawayan)
Ecclesiastical province	Lipa
Metropolitan	Lipa
Coordinates	13°55′17″N 122°05′58″E
Statistics
Area	3,666 km2 (1,415 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,059,760 902,270[1] (85.1%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 9, 1984
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of St. Didacus of Alcala
Patron saint	Didacus of Alcalá
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Euginius Cañete
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gilbert Armea Garcera
Vicar General	Ramon D. Uriarte

History

On September 30, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Rev. Fr. Euginius “Eugene” Longakit Cañete, M.J. (born 8 Jul 1966) as fourth bishop of Gumaca.

He was episcopally ordained at the Antipolo Cathedral on December 28, 2024, by Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David with co-consecrators Archbishop José S. Palma and Bishop Ruperto Santos, in the presence of Apostolic Nuncio Charles John Brown who read and delivered the Pontifical Mandate.^[2] The rite of canonical possession-installation was solemnly held at the Gumaca Cathedral of San Diego de Alcala on January 4, 2025.^[3]

Ordinaries

Bishop		Period of Tenure	Coat of Arms
1.	Emilio Zurbano Marquez[4][5]	15 Dec 1984 - 4 May 2002
2.	Buenaventura Malayo Famadico[6]	11 Jun 2003 - 25 Jan 2013
3.	Victor de la Cruz Ocampo[7]	3 Sept 2015–16 March 2023
4.	Euginius Longakit Cañete[8]	05 Jan 2025–present

Affiliated Bishops

• Jose Francisco Oliveros, 2nd Bishop of the Diocese of Boac from 2000-2004 and 4th Bishop of the Diocese of Malolos from 2004 until his death in 2018.

Gallery

• 
  Interior of the Cathedral-Parish of San Diego of Alcala in Gumaca
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  Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer in San Vicente, Gumaca
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  Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish in Lopez
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  St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Calauag
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  Conversion of St. Paul Parish in Pitogo
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  Immaculate Conception Parish in Macalelon
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  St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Mulanay
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  Immaculate Conception Parish in Catanauan
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  St. Joseph the Worker Parish in San Narciso

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines