Diocese of

Calapan

Philippines

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Calapan / Calapanen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Lipa

Neighbouring Dioceses: Lipa (↑), Boac (→), Romblon (↘), San Jose in Mindoro (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Santo Niño

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1936.07.02: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mindoro / Mindoren(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Jaro and Diocese of Lipa and depended on Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith)
1951.07.12: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan / Calapanen(sis) (Latin)
1974.12.19: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Romblon
1983.01.27: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro
2026.03.25: Promoted as Diocese of Calapan / Calapanen(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Lipa and depended on Dicastery for Bishops)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2026.03.25 – ...):

Bishop Moises Magpantay Cuevas (52)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Calapan (Roman Rite)

Bishop Moises Magpantay Cuevas (52)
(2026.03.25 – ...)

Bishop of Calapan (Philippines)

Virga tua consolatio mea

Born:	1973.11.25 (Batangas City, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	2000.12.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2020.08.24

Priest of Zamboanga (Philippines) (2000.12.06 – 2020.03.19)

Titular Bishop of Maraguia (2020.03.19 – 2023.06.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga (Philippines) (2020.03.19 – 2023.06.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Zamboanga (Philippines) (2021.08.11 – 2023.04.25)

Vicar Apostolic of Calapan (Philippines) (2023.06.29 – 2026.03.25)

Bishop of Calapan (Philippines) (2026.03.25 – ...)

Vicars Apostolic of Calapan (Roman Rite)

Bishop Moises Magpantay Cuevas (52)
(2023.06.29 – 2026.03.25)

(see above)

Fr. Nestor Julao Adalia
(Apostolic Administrator 2022.11.07 – 2023.06.29)

Fr. Nestor Julao Adalia
(Apostolic Administrator sede plena 2018.11.13 – 2022.11.07)

Bishop Warlito Itcuas Cajandig
(1989.04.17 – 2022.11.07 deposed)

Fiat voluntas tua

Born:	1944.01.31 (Dumarao, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1970.03.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1989.06.21
Died:	2025.10.21 (Iloilo City, Philippines † 81)

Priest of Capiz (Philippines) (1970.03.21 – 1989.04.17)

Vicar Apostolic of Calapan (Philippines) (1989.04.17 – 2022.11.07 deposed)

Titular Bishop of Ausafa (1989.04.17 – 2025.10.21)

Bishop Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D.
(1973.11.26 – 1988.09.26)

Born:	1918.04.21 (Binmaley, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1946.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1974.01.26
Died:	2003.06.23 († 85)

Vicar Apostolic of Calapan (Philippines) (1973.11.26 – 1988.09.26)

Titular Bishop of Mimiana (1973.11.26 – 2003.06.23)

Bishop Wilhelm Josef Duschak, S.V.D.
(1951.07.12 – 1973.11.26)

Born:	1903.05.15 (Weitmar, Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1930.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1951.09.21
Died:	1997.05.05 († 93)

Vicar Apostolic of Calapan (Philippines) (1951.07.12 – 1973.11.26)

Titular Bishop of Abidda (1951.07.12 – 1997.05.05)

Prefects Apostolic of Mindoro (Roman Rite)

Fr. Henry Ederle, S.V.D.
(1946.06.21 – 1951.07.12)

Born:	1895.10.03 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1923
Died:	1970.07.17 († 74)

Prefect Apostolic of Mindoro (Philippines) (1946.06.21 – 1951.07.12)

Bishop William Finnemann, S.V.D.
(1936.12.04 – 1942.10.26)

Born:	1882.12.18 (Büninghausen, Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1911.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1929.05.21
Died:	1942.10.26 († 59)

Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines) (1929.02.08 – 1936.12.04)

Titular Bishop of Sora (1929.02.08 – 1942.10.26)

Prefect Apostolic of Mindoro (Philippines) (1936.12.04 – 1942.10.26)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Santo Niño, Calapan City, Mindoro Oriental, Mimaropa
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (24)

Lipa (↑), Boac (→), Romblon (↘), San Jose in Mindoro (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,365 km²

Population: 931,000 Catholics (92.7% of 1,003,940 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes, 15 missions

Personnel: 72 priests (51 diocesan, 21 religious), 84 religious (23 brothers, 61 sisters), 86 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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