Diocese of Cubao Dioecesis Cubaoënsis
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 Coat of arms with the mottoCivitas Supra Montem Posita ("A City Set on a Hill") | |
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| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Quezon City
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| Ecclesiastical province | Manila |
| Metropolitan | Manila |
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| Area | 76 km2 (29 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 46 parishes, 1 non-parochial shrine |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 28, 2003; 22 years ago (June 28, 2003) |
| Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Cubao |
| Patroness | Immaculate Conception |
| Secular priests | 63 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Elias Lumayog Ayuban Jr., C.M.F. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Advincula |
| Vicar General | Fredrick Edward C. Simon |
| Bishops emeritus | Honesto Flores Ongtioco |
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| https://dioceseofcubao.ph | |
TheDiocese of Cubao (Latin:Dioecesis Cubaoensis) is aLatin Catholicdiocese of theCatholic Church in district ofCubao inQuezon City, in northernMetro Manila,Philippines. The diocese was created byPope John Paul II on June 28, 2003[2] from the ecclesiastical district of Cubao of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. It was canonically erected on August 28, 2003, with the installation ofHonesto Flores Ongtioco as the first Bishop of Cubao. TheBlessed Virgin Mary, under the titleImmaculate Conception, is the principal patroness of the diocese.
The diocese is composed of 45 fullparishes including threenational shrines, twominor basilicas; two quasi-parishes; one non-parochial diocesan shrine; and one mission station. These are clustered into six separatevicariates.
On December 3, 1974, Manila ArchbishopJaime Sin divided Quezon City into four vicariates: the Vicariates of Santa Rita, of Holy Family, of Saint Joseph, and of Santo Nino.
On August 10, 1987, the ecclesiastical district of Quezon City was divided into two: Quezon City-North and Quezon City-South. On March 15, 2002, the district's territories were revised and the southern district renamed the ecclesiastical district of Cubao. Manila Auxiliary BishopSocrates Villegas became the district bishop with Monsignor Daniel Santa Maria as its episcopal vicar.
On June 28, 2003, Pope John Paul II signed the papal bullQuo Satius Provideretur and the district was made a diocese, along with theRoman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan andRoman Catholic Diocese of Pasig.Honesto F. Ongtioco, Bishop of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Balanga, was named its first bishop and was formally installed on August 28, 2003. The Immaculate Conception Parish at 39 Lantana Street, Barangay Immaculate Conception, Cubao, Quezon City, became theCubao Cathedral and seat of the diocese.
The diocese comprises the southern part ofQuezon City, starting from Tandang Sora Avenue and Mactan Street leading throughout the south of the city, particularly the three legislative districts of the city in the south: District 1 (allbarangays), District 3 (except BarangaysCamp Aguinaldo, Matandang Balara andEDSA Shrine in Brgy. Ugong Norte along EDSA-Ortigas), and District 4 (except the lower part of Barangay Bagong Lipunan ng Crame). In addition to, it comprises some barangays in District 6, namely Sangandaan, Baesa, Apolonio Samson, Unang Sigaw, Balon-bato (or Balumbato), New Era, and portions of Culiat and Tandang Sora that are found on the southern portion across Tandang Sora Avenue. Two properties owned and operated by theArchdiocese of Manila which areRadio Veritas 846 and Our Lady of Veritas Chapel,government-owned media assets such asPTV-4 andPBS-BBS (under Radyo Pilipinas (Radyo Pilipinas - Radyo Publiko,Radyo Pilipinas - Sports andRadyo Pilipinas - Magasin) and PBS FM (Republika ni Juan andThe Capital) brands), and headquarters of media companies and broadcasting networks, such asABS-CBN (ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center),GMA Network (GMA Network Center), are located within the diocese's jurisdiction.[3]
Camp Aguinaldo and the portion ofCamp Crame south of Bonny Serrano Avenue, withVeterans Memorial Medical Center along North Avenue, Project 6, are under the jurisdiction of theMilitary Ordinariate of the Philippines, whereas Barangay Matandang Balara andEDSA Shrine are under theDiocese of Novaliches and Archdiocese of Manila, respectively.
| Bishop | Period in office | Notes | Coat of Arms | ||
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| 1 |  | Honesto Flores Ongtioco | August 28, 2003 – December 3, 2024 (21 years, 97 days) | Retired |  |
| 2 | _2025-04-27.jpg) | Elias Lumayog Ayuban Jr.,CMF | December 3, 2024 – present (360 days) |  | |
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