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Diocese of Antipolo Dioecesis Antipolensis Diyosesis ng Antipolo Diócesis de Antipolo | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Manila |
| Metropolitan | Manila |
| Coordinates | 14°35′15″N121°10′37″E / 14.5876°N 121.1770°E /14.5876; 121.1770 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,828 km2 (706 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 73 (9 shrines, 2quasi-parishes, and 1 minor basilica) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 25, 1983; 42 years ago (1983-06-25) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of the Immaculate Conception — International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage |
| Secular priests | 95[2] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Ruperto Santos |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Advincula |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Website | |
| Diocese of Antipolo | |
TheDiocese of Antipolo (Latin:Dioecesis Antipolensis,Filipino:Diyosesis ng Antipolo,Spanish:Diócesis de Antipolo) is aLatin Church ecclesiastical territory ordiocese of theCatholic Church in the Philippines that comprises theProvince of Rizal and the city ofMarikina in Metro Manila.
At present, the Diocese of Antipolo is considered to be one of the largest local churches in the Philippines in terms of its Catholic population. Among the 86 ecclesiastical jurisdictions present in the Philippines today, the diocese is the third largest local church in terms of its Catholic population after theArchdiocese of Cebu, and theDiocese of Malolos (Bulacan and Valenzuela City). The population of the whole area covering the diocese is 3,650,000, of which 3,280,000 (or 90%) are Catholics. The seat or center of the diocese is theAntipolo Cathedral, one of the most popular Marian shrines in the country where the historic Canonically crowned image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje) (the Virgin of Antipolo) is enshrined.
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On January 24, 1983, during his Angelus message,Pope John Paul II announced the creation of the Diocese of Antipolo, which would encompass the whole province ofRizal, the entireMarikina, and part ofPasig (Barangays Dela Paz, Santolan, Manggahan, Rosario, and Santa Lucia, which altogether formed the Vicariate of Santo Tomas de Villanueva, now belonging to theDiocese of Pasig). It is an area that was previously known in theArchdiocese of Manila as the Ecclesiastical District of Eastern Rizal. Asuffragan of the said archdiocese, the diocese was canonically established on June 25, 1983.
The firstbishop of Antipolo was Protacio G. Gungon. On December 3, 2001, he was succeeded byCrisostomo Yalung as the second bishop, followed by Gabriel V. Reyes, former Bishop ofKalibo in Aklan, as the third bishop. Bishop Reyes was assisted by the then-auxiliary and later coadjutor bishop, Francisco M. De Leon, who was named his successor and fourth bishop effective September 10, 2016.
The diocese had its First Diocesan Synod in 1993 held at Saint Michael's Retreat House in Antipolo City. The diocese has experienced some jurisdictional changes since the time theDiocese of Pasig was created, whereby six parishes within the civil boundaries of Pasig were given to the new local church, together with seven diocesan priests serving in them.
On May 23, 2023,Pope Francis namedRuperto Santos as the fifth Bishop of Antipolo to succeedFrancisco Mendoza de Leon who reached the retirement age of 75. Santos became the diocese's fifth bishop upon his installation on July 22, 2023.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Period in office | Notes | Coat of arms |
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| 1 | | Protacio Guevarra Gungon | June 25, 1983 – December 3, 2001 (18 years, 161 days) | Retired | .svg) |
| 2 | | Crisostomo Ayson Yalung | December 3, 2001 – December 7, 2002 (1 year, 4 days) | Resigned following acelibacy scandal. | .svg) |
| 3 | | Gabriel Villaruz Reyes | January 29, 2003 – September 9, 2016 (13 years, 224 days) | Retired | .svg) |
| 4 | _2025-05-11.jpg) | Francisco Mendoza de Leon | September 10, 2016 – July 22, 2023 (6 years, 315 days) | Retired | .svg) |
| 5 |  | Ruperto Cruz "Stude" Santos | July 22, 2023 – present (2 years, 127 days) | .svg) |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Period in office | Notes |
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| 1 | | Francisco Mendoza de Leon | November 21, 2015 – September 9, 2016 (293 days) | Appointed to assist Gabriel V. Reyes, later succeeded him as fourth bishop. |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Period in office | Titular see | Notes | Coat of arms |
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| 1 | | Francisco Mendoza de Leon | September 1, 2007 – November 21, 2015 (8 years, 81 days) | Boseta | Appointedcoadjutor in 2015 |  |
| 2 | .jpg) | Nolly Camingue Buco | September 8, 2018 – October 16, 2024 (6 years, 38 days) | Gemellae in Byzacena | AppointedBishop of Catarman |  |
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