Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masbate (Lat: Dioecesis Masbatensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.With the other provinces of Bicol Masbate belongs to the Archdiocese of Caceres. When Caceres was elevated to the status of an archdiocese on June 29 1951 Masbate became part of the newly erected Diocese of Sorsogon. Pope Paul VI created the Diocese of Masbate on March 23 1968. It was formally inaugurated on September 25 1968 with Msgr.
