Roman Catholic Diocese Of San Jose (Nueva Ecija)
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The Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija () is a
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located in the province of
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, Philippines. Established by
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in 1984, it was officially canonically erected on July 14 of the same year. The diocese was created from the territories formerly under the
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, initially comprising sixteen parishes out of Cabanatuan's original forty-one. It is a
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of the
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. The diocese celebrated its Silver Anniversary of Canonical Erection last July 14, 2009. San Jose held its first
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in March 2011 led by the
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to the Philippines. As of March 27, 2025, the diocese is ''
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'' after Bishop Mallari was installed as Bishop of
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.


History

The Diocese of San Jose, located in Nueva Ecija, Philippines, was established by Pope John Paul II on February 16, 1984 by virtue of the
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''Saepe Catholicorum Utilitas''. The diocese consists of territories taken from the Diocese of Cabanatuan. Sixteen out of the forty-one parishes formerly belonging to the Diocese of Cabanatuan were incorporated into the Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija. Approximately 80 percent of the population within the diocese identify as Roman Catholic, while the remaining 20 percent belong to various other religious groups and denominations. The seat of the diocese is the Saint Joseph the Worker Cathedral. Bishop Florentino F. Cinense was appointed as San Jose's first bishop on May 24, 1984. The canonical erection of the diocese, as well as the ordination and installation of Cinense as its first bishop all occurred on July 14, 1984, during a Mass presided by
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, then
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to the Philippines, who acted as Cinense's, principal consecrator with Federico Limon and Ciceron Tumbocon as co-consecrators. On August 17, 1985, Cinense was appointed coadjutor bishop of Tarlac but continued to serve as the apostolic administrator of San Jose until his successor, Bishop
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, was appointed on June 10, 1987, and consecrated on July 25, 1987. Bishop Leo M. Drona had been a
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for twenty nine-years prior to his episcopal appointment. He is the first Filipino Salesian priest as well as the first Filipino Salesian bishop. In June 2004, Drona was transferred to the Diocese of San Pablo, Laguna as its third bishop. He was succeeded by Bishop Mylo Hubert C. Vergara, who was appointed by Pope John Paul II on February 12, 2005 and was installed as the third bishop of the Diocese of San Jose de Nueva Ecija on May 14, 2005. Vergara was subsequently transferred to the
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in 2011. On May 15, 2012, Pope
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named Roberto C. Mallari as the diocese's fourth bishop; he was installed on July 10 of that year. On December 29, 2024, Pope Francis announced the transfer of Bishop Mallari to the Diocese of Tarlac. Following Mallari's installation in Tarlac on March 27, 2025, Fr. Getty Ferrer was elected as its diocesan administrator on March 29, 2025.


Ordinaries


Diocesan officials

*Diocesan Administrator and Vicar General: Getty A. Ferrer *Chancellor: Rufo Ramil H. Cruz *Vice Chancellor: Vic Kevin O. Ferrer *Oeconomous: Nestor E. Romano *Judicial Vicar: Getty A. Ferrer


Apo Jose Catholic Educational System (ACES)


Diocesan schools

*Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College,
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*St. Joseph School, San Jose City *St. Pius X Institute,
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*St. Pius X Institute of Nampicuan,
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*Sacred Heart Academy,
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*St. Andrew School, Pantabangan *Holy Family Academy,
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*Dominican High School,
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*Liceo de Christ the King, Talugtug *St. Nicholas Academy,
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Religious administered

*San Sebastian School,
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Other educational centers

*Don Bosco Training Center, Malasin, San Jose City


See also

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Latin: ''Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis'') is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese comprises 16 towns of Nueva Ecija including the cities of Cabanatuan, Palayan, and Gapan ...


References

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