Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay is a Latin Catholic pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction in the island of Palawan in the Philippines.
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Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay Vicariatus Apostolicus Taytayensis[1] Bikaryato Apostoliko ng Taytay Vicariato Apostolico de Taytay | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Northern Palawan (Agutaya, Araceli, Busuanga, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Dumaran, El Nido, Linapacan, Magsaysay, Roxas, San Vicente, Taytay) [1] |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
Coordinates | 10°49′12″N 119°30′05″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,413 km2 (2,476 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 763,640 [2] 633,821 [3] (83%) |
Parishes | 22[1] |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 26 May 2002[1] |
Cathedral | Saint Joseph the Worker Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | Broderick Pabillo[1] |
Vicar General | Reynante Aguanta |
Bishops emeritus | Edgardo Sarabia Juanich (2002–2018) |
It is not a part of any ecclesiastical province as it is directly subject to the Holy See (under the jurisdiction of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation usually grouped with the Archdiocese of Manila, along with the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa.
Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Worker, in Taytay, Palawan.
Nuestra Señora de la Consolacion y Correa de Cuyo of Cuyo, Palawan was granted of Episcopal Coronation of 2022, making her the first Marian image receive such an honor.