Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa
Archdiocese of Lipa Archidioecesis Lipaensis Arsidiyosesis ng Lipa | |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Batangas |
Ecclesiastical province | Lipa |
Metropolitan | Lipa, Batangas |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,165 km2 (1,222 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,905,348 1,843,617 (96.8%) |
Parishes | 61 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1910 (Diocese), 20 June 1972 (Archdiocese) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Sebastian in Lipa, Batangas |
Patron saint |
Saint Joseph Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ramon Arguelles |
Auxiliary Bishops | Salvador Quizon |
Vicar General | Ruben Dimaculangan |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa is an archdiocese in the Philippines comprising the civil province of Batangas and with its cathedral located in the city of Lipa. First created in 1910 from the Archdiocese of Manila, the diocese was elevated into its present status in 1972. Today, the Ecclesiastical Province of Lipa covers Batangas and suffragan territories in the civil provinces of Quezon, Marinduque, and Aurora. The archdiocese itself is divided into 7 vicariates further comprising a total of 61 parishes.
History
Creation
The Diocese of Lipa was created on April 10, 1910, separating it from that of Manila under the supervision of Pope Pius X and with Giuseppe Petrelli as its first bishop. The diocese then covered the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, Tayabas (now Quezon, Marinduque, and Aurora), and Mindoro (now Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro). There were initially very few priests for the large diocese.
Bishop Petrelli invited different Roman Catholic religious institutes to come to his diocese and help minister to the spiritual needs of the faithful. He also conceived the building of a seminary in the diocese. In June 1914 a diocesan seminary was built in Bauan, which was later transferred to San Pablo in Laguna. This initiative of the first bishop was continued by the next bishop, Alfredo Verzosa, the diocese's first Filipino bishop, who served a long term from 1916 to 1950. He invited priests from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to help in the administration of the new seminary.
On July 2, 1936 Mindoro was separated and came under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Prefecture of Calapan. On March 28, 1950 Lucena became a diocese of its own covering the southern portion of Quezon and Marinduque. About a month later on April 25, the Prelature of Infanta was created, comprising the remaining part of Quezon, including the Polillo Islands and what is now the province of Aurora.
In 1950 Rufino Santos took over the diocese. Described as a financial administrator of great acumen, Bishop Santos applied for bank loans to help construct some buildings. This way he continued the construction work of the Lipa Cathedral and built a major seminary beside it.
Laguna became a separate diocese on November 28, 1966, seated in the city of San Pablo and becoming a suffragan of Manila. This left the Diocese of Lipa covering just the province of Batangas.
Elevation into an archdiocese
With the departure of Monsignor Rufino Santos for the Archdiocese of Manila came a young bishop, Alejandro Olalia, D.D., who stayed with the diocese from 1953 to 1973. It was during his term that the Diocese of Lipa, on June 20, 1972, became the country's tenth Archdiocese and Ecclesiastical Province by order of Pope Paul VI. This same order elevated Bishop Olalia to the rank of archbishop on August 15, 1972.
Bishop Olalia died in 1973 and was replaced by Bishop Ricardo J. Vidal who stayed with the diocese until 1981. During his incumbency. Bishop Vidal organized the Pastoral Council, and initiated the construction of the Lipa Archdiocesan Formation Center.
Bishop Vidal was replaced in 1981 by Bishop Mariano Gaviola, who stayed with the diocese from 1981 to 1993. He was at the helm of the archdiocese as it celebrated its 75th anniversary on March 19, 1993, the reins of the archdiocese were again transferred, this time to Bishop Gaudencio Rosales, a native of Batangas City. He was ordained priest in Lipa in 1958, became Auxiliary Bishop of Manila in 1974, served as bishop in Malaybalay in 1982, and on December 30, 1992 he was elected Archbishop of Lipa.
With the resignation of Cardinal Jaime Sin in 2003, there was a vacancy at the Holy See of Manila. Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales was chosen by Pope John Paul II to be the Manila's new prelate. With Archbishop Rosales' appointment, the Vatican appointed Ramon Cabrera Arguelles to be the diocese's new archbishop.
Organization
The archdiocese has jurisdiction over the Catholic faithful in the province of Batangas. The province's land area is 3,165 square kilometers (1,222 sq mi) and the population as of the 1994 census is 1,668,480 of which 99.5 per cent are Catholics. The archdiocese also has general supervision over the suffragan dioceses and territorial prelatures for the provinces of Quezon and Marinduque.
The archdiocese is divided into 7 vicariates, each headed by a vicar forane. Except for the parishes in Vicariate IV which are run by the Oblates of St. Joseph, all other parishes are run by the diocesan clergy. There are 61 parishes in all, served by 143 priests. 122 of them diocesan. There are 13 religious brothers, and 197 religious sisters. Catholic schools number 23, high school seminaries 2 and college seminaries 3. Two pastoral centers are being maintained.
Suffragan dioceses and prelature
Archdiocese of Lipa
Province of Batangas
Vicar General: Rev. Msgr. Ruben Dimaculangan
Vicariate I: Vicariate of Saint Francis Xavier
- Municipalities: Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lian, Nasugbu, Tuy
- Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Leo Edgardo O. Villostas
Municipality | Parish | Address | Feast Day | Parish Priest |
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Balayan | Immaculate Conception Parish | Balayan, Batangas | December 8 | Rev. Fr. Virgilio B. Hernandez |
Calaca | Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Raphael the Archangel Parish | Calaca, Batangas | October 24 | Rev. Fr. Joseph Rodem C. Ramos |
Calatagan | Saint Dominic of Silos Parish | Calatagan, Batangas | August 28 | Rev. Fr. Leo Edgardo O. Villostas |
Lian | Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint John the Baptist | Lian, Batangas | June 24 | Rev. Fr. Romulo C. Dolor |
Nasugbu | Saint Francis Xavier Parish | Nasugbu, Batangas | December 3 | Rev. Fr. Armando M. Lubis |
Tuy | Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish | Tuy, Batangas | May 8 | Rev. Fr. Aloysius H. Buensalida |
Vicariate II: Vicariate of Saint John Mary Vianney
- Municipalities: Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Cuenca, Lemery, San Luis, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Taal
- Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Bernard A. Aguila
Municipality | Parish | Address | Feast Day | Parish Priest |
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Agoncillo | Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish | Agoncillo, Batangas | April 28 | Rev. Fr. Ariel O. Gonzales |
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish | Subic, Agoncillo, Batangas | November 27 | Rev. Fr. Exequiel M. Dimaculangan | |
Alitagtag | Invencion dela Santa Cruz Parish | Alitagtag, Batangas | May 7 | Rev. Fr. Carlo Magno C. Ilagan |
Cuenca | Saint Isidore the Farmer Parish | Cuenca, Batangas | May 15 | Rev. Fr. Bernard A. Aguila |
Lemery | Saint Roch Parish | Lemery, Batangas | August 16 | Rev. Msgr. Ruben M. Dimaculangan |
Holy Cross Parish | Bukal - Matingain, Lemery, Batangas | September 14 | Rev. Fr. Eugenio E. Valencia | |
[1]Our Lady of All Nations Parish | Payapa, Lemery, Batangas | Monday, after Pentecost Sunday | Rev. Fr. Milo C. Malabuyoc | |
San Luis | Saint Isidore the Farmer Parish | San Luis, Batangas | last Sunday of February | Rev. Fr. Sabas D. Titular |
San Nicolas | Saint Nicolas of Tolentino Parish | San Nicolas, Batangas | September 10 | Rev. Fr. Onofre Bimbo M. Pantoja |
Santa Teresita | Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face | Santa Teresita, Batangas | May 17 | Rev. Fr. Noel V. Abutal |
Taal | Minor Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours | Taal, Batangas | November 11 | Rev. Msgr. Alfredo A. Madlangbayan |
Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay | Labac, Taal, Batangas | December 8 | Rev. Fr. Jose Ma. Loyola D. Cumagun | |
Vicariate III: Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception
- City: Batangas City
- Municipalities: Lobo, Taysan
- Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Rogelio Maynardo T. Beredo
Municipality | Parish | Address | Feast Day | Parish Priest |
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Batangas City | Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception | Batangas City | January 16 | Rev. Fr. Aurelio Oscar B. Dimaapi |
Saint Michael the Archangel Parish | Ilijan, Batangas City | May 8 | Rev. Fr. Jonathan M. Tamayo | |
Saint Paul the Apostle Parish | Isla Verde, Batangas City | June 28 | Rev. Fr. Oscar L. Andal | |
San Isidro Labrador Parish | San Isidro, Batangas City | May 15 | Rev. Fr. Oscar Larry F. Famarin | |
Saint Mary Euphrasia Parish | Kumintang Ilaya, Batangas City | April 24 | Rev. Fr. Rogelio Maynardo T. Beredo | |
Saint Rita de Cascia Parish | Bolbok, Batangas City | May 22 | Rev. Fr. Gerardo Gil V. Lipat | |
Most Holy Trinity Parish and Shrine of the Archdiocesan Glorious Cross | Pallocan West, Batangas City | fourth Sunday of May | Rev. Msgr. Rafael L. Oriondo | |
Lobo | Saint Michael the Archangel Parish | Lobo, Batangas | May 8 | Rev. Fr. Joseph P. Mendoza |
Taysan | Nuestra Señora dela Merced Parish | Taysan, Batangas | September 24 | Rev. Fr. Luis Manuel R. Lucero |
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Parish | Dagatan, Taysan, Batangas | September 28 | Rev. Fr. Estelito L. Africa, Jr | |
Vicariate IV: Vicariate of Saint Joseph
- Municipalities: Ibaan, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan
- Vicar Forane: Rev Fr. John A. De Castro, OSJ
All parishes are under the supervision of the Oblates of Saint Joseph.
Municipality | Parish | Address | Feast Day | Parish Priest |
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Ibaan | Saint James the Greater Parish | Ibaan, Batangas | July 25 | Rev. Fr. Napoleon G. Jinon, OSJ |
Padre Garcia | Most Holy Rosary Parish | Padre Garcia, Batangas | first Sunday of October | Rev. Fr. Carlito S. Argente, OSJ |
Rosario | Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish | Rosario, Batangas | October 7 | Rev. Fr. Maximo A. Sevilla, Jr., OSJ |
Holy Family Parish | Alupay, Rosario, Batangas | January 12 | Rev. Fr. Rolan C. Indicio, OSJ | |
San Jose | Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Joseph the Patriarch | San Jose, Batangas | March 19 | Rev. Fr. Delbert A. Jardinaso, OSJ |
San Juan | Saint John Nepomucene Parish | San Juan, Batangas | May 16 | Rev. Fr. John A. De Castro, OSJ |
Vicariate V: Vicariate of Saint Sebastian
- City: Lipa City
- Municipalities: Balete, Mataas na Kahoy
- Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Angel Marcelo M. Pastor
Municipality | Parish | Address | Feast Day | Parish Priest |
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Lipa City | Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian | Lipa City | January 20 | Rev. Fr. Cecilio M. Arce |
Santo Niño Parish | Pinagtung-ulan, Lipa City | January 2 | Rev. Fr. Mateo L. Orario | |
Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Vincent Ferrer | Banay-Banay Lipa City | April 5 | Rev. Fr. Armando R. Panganiban | |
Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage Parish | Lodlod, Lipa City | January 24 | Rev. Fr. Gabriel R. Gonzales | |
San Isidro Labrador Parish | San Isidro, Lipa City | May 15 | Rev. Fr. Hermogenes R. Rodelas | |
Saint Anthony of Padua Parish | Bolbok, Lipa City | June 13 | Rev. Fr. Nemer D. Chua | |
Santo Niño Parish | Marauoy, Lipa City | third Sunday of January | Rev. Fr. Angel Marcelo M. Pastor | |
Divina Pastora Parish | Tambo, Lipa City | May 6 | Rev. Fr. Ildefonso T. Dimaano | |
Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Parish | Talisay Lipa City | October 1 | Rev. Fr. Eugenio T. Peñalosa III | |
Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace Parish | Antipolo del Norte, Lipa City | September 12 | Rev. Fr. Conrado G. Castillo | |
Balete | Nuestra Señora dela Paz y Buen Viaje Parish | Balete, Batangas | May 1 | Rev. Fr. Ambrosito M. Andal |
Mataas na Kahoy | Immaculate Conception Parish | Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas | December 8 | Rev. Fr. Godofredo C. Mendoza |
Vicariate VI: Vicariate of the Most Holy Rosary
- City: Tanauan City
- Municipalities: Laurel, Malvar, Santo Tomas, Talisay
- Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Edgardo B. Pacgaliuangan
Municipality | Parish | Address | Feast Day | Parish Priest |
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Tanauan City | Saint John the Evangelist Parish | Tanauan City | December 27 | Rev. Fr. Ernesto I. Mandanas, Jr. |
Our Lady, Queen of all Saints Parish | Balele, Tanauan City | first Sunday of June | Rev. Fr. Glenn P. Cantos | |
Holy Family Flight into Egypt Parish | Luyos, Tanauan City | January 22 | Rev. Fr. Wilfredo A. Rosales | |
Nuestra Señora dela Soledad Parish | Darasa, Tanauan City | September 15 | Rev. Fr. Jesse Lucas A. Balilla | |
Saint Augustine Parish | Santor, Tanauan City | August 28 | Rev. Fr. Jose Dennis S. Tenorio | |
Laurel | Immaculate Conception Parish | Laurel, Batangas | December 29 | Rev. Fr. Gerardo F. Garcia |
Malvar | Immaculate Conception Parish | Malvar, Batangas | January 10 | Rev. Fr. Pablito C. Malibiran |
Santo Tomas | Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish | Santo Tomas, Batangas | March 7 | Rev. Fr. Edgardo B. Pagcaliuangan |
Saint Claire of Assisi Parish | Santa Clara, Santo Tomas, Batangas | August 11 | Rev. Fr. Donaldo V. Dimaandal | |
Parish and National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina | San Pedro, Santo Tomas, Batangas | June 28 and September 23 | Rev. Fr. Joselin C. Gonda | |
Talisay | Saint William the Hermit Parish | Talisay, Batangas | February 10 | Rev. Fr. Eriberto R. Cabrera |
Vicariate VII: Vicariate of the Holy Cross
- Municipalities: Bauan, Mabini, San Pascual, Tingloy
- Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Federico A. Magboo
Municipality | Parish | Address | Feast Day | Parish Priest |
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Bauan | Immaculate Conception Parish | Bauan, Batangas | May 3 | Rev. Fr. Federico A. Magboo |
Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish | Aplaya, Bauan, Batangas | May 2 | Rev. Fr. Roy L. Macatangay | |
Holy Family Parish | Bolo, Bauan City | last Sunday of December | Rev. Fr. Roy Jose C. Reyes | |
Mabini | Saint Francis of Paola Parish | Mabini, Batangas | April 25 | Rev. Fr. Timoteo Gameline D. Balita |
San Pascual | San Pascual Baylon Parish | San Pascual, Batangas | May 17 | Rev. Fr. Eric Joaquin V. Arada |
Saint Mary Magdaelene Parish | Bayanan, San Pascual, Batangas | July 22 | Rev Fr. Gregorio G. Landicho | |
Tingloy | Saint Roch Parish | Tingloy, Batangas | August 16 | Rev. Fr. Lauro M. Abante |
Religious institutes and associations
Religious institutes of men
- Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer ~ CSsR, Redemptorists
- Brothers of the Christian Schools ~ FSC, De La Salle Brothers
- Order of Friars Minor Capuchin ~ OFM Cap
- Oblates of St. Joseph ~ OSJ
- Salesian Society of St John Bosco ~ SDB
- Order of Preachers ~ OP, Dominicans
- Society of the Divine Word ~ SVD
- Oblates of St. Francis de Sales ~ OSF
- Institute of the Incarnate Word ~ IVE
Religious institutes of women
- Congregation of the Augustinian Recollect Sisters ~ AR
- Clarisas Capuchinas Sacramentarias ~ CCS, Contemplative
- Canossian Daughters of Charity ~ FdCC
- Daughters of St. Paul ~ FSP
- Daughters of St. Francis of Florence ~ DSFF
- Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Infant Jesus ~ FMIJ
- Missionary Catechists of the Sacred Heart ~ MCSH
- Missionary Catechists of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus ~ MCST
- Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima ~ MSOLF
- Discalced Nuns of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel ~ OCD, Contemplative
- Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation ~ OSA-ASOLC
- Benedictines of the Incarnate Word ~ OSB
- Sisters Oblates of the Holy Spirit ~ OSS
- Oblates of Sisters of St. Joseph ~ OSSJ
- Congregation of the Mother of Sorrows Servants of Mary ~ OSM, Servite Sisters
- Pious Worker Sisters of the Immaculate Conception ~ POIC
- Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd~ RGS/CGS
- Missionary Sisters of the Catechism ~ SMC
- Congregation of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres ~ SPC
- Minim Nuns of St. Francil of Paola ~ OM
- Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate ~ FSI
- La Salle Sisters of Guadalupe ~ HGS
- Congregation of the Daughters of St. Dominic ~ OP-DSD
- Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth ~ CSFN
Lay religious organizations/Movements and their heads
- Pondong Batangan Community Foundation, Inc.
- Cursillo Movement
- Adoracion Nocturna Filipina
- Apostleship of Prayer
- Archdiocesan Charismatic Movement
- El Shaddai Movement
- Knights of Columbus
- Basic Ecclesial Communities
- Legion of Mary
- Barangay Sang Birhen
- Mother Butler's Guild
- Holy Name Society
- Daughters of Mary Immaculate:
- Catholic Women's League
- Propagation of the Devotion to St. Lorenzo Ruiz
- Prisoner's Welfare
- Defenders of the Faith
- Lipa Archdiocesan Divine Mercy Apostolate
- Couples for Christ Foundation for Family and Life (CFCFFL)
Vision
On August 18, 1995, after much review, and meetings presided over by Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales himself, the archdiocese's vision was conceived:
"A people of God called by the Father in Jesus Christ to be communities of totally developed human persons in the world, witnessing to the Kingdom of God by living the Paschal Mystery in the power of the Holy Spirit."
In the News
On June 20, 2012, the Archdiocese of Lipa celebrated the 40th anniversary of its elevation to an archdiocese by launching the coffeetable book, "A Century of Faith: The Local Church of Lipa". The event was held at the historic Basilica of St. Martin of Tours in Taal, Batangas.[2]
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