Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:The Philippines
See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.
- 0100~
- Italica - Spain
- 0200-0300
- Sevilla (detached from Italica?) - Spain
- 0300-0400
- Sevilla (Metr.) - Spain
- 1518
- Carolense / Yucatan (established from Spain/Sevilla ) - Mexico
- 1525
- Carolense / Yucatan (abandoned, superseded by Tlaxcala) - Mexico
- 1525
- Tlaxcala (established from Yucatan) - Mexico
- 1530
- México (detached from Tlaxcala) - Mexico
- 1546
- México (Metr.) - Mexico
- 1579
- Manila (established from Mexico) - Philippines
- 1595
- Manila (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1595
- Nueva Caceres / Caceres in Indiis Orientalibus (detached from Manila) - Philippines
- 1595
- Cebu (detached from Manila) - Philippines
- 1595
- Nueva Segovia (detached from Manila) - Philippines
- 1865
- Jaro (detached from Cebu) - Philippines
- 1910
- Calbayog (detached from Cebu) - Philippines
- 1910
- Lipa (detached from Manila and from Nueva Caceres) - Philippines
- 1910
- Palawan (AP, detached from Jaro) - Philippines
- 1910
- Tuguegarao (detached from Nueva Segovia) - Philippines
- 1910
- Zamboanga (detached from Cebu and Jaro) - Philippines
- 1928
- Lingayen (detached from Nueva Segovia and from Manila) - Philippines
- 1932
- Bacolod (detached from Jaro and from Cebu) - Philippines
- 1932
- Mountain Provinces (AP, detached from Nueva Segovia) - Philippines
- 1933
- Cagayan de Oro (detached from Zamboanga) - Philippines
- 1934
- Cebu (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1936
- Mindoro (AP, detached from Lipa and from Jaro) - Philippines
- 1937
- Palo (detached from Calbayog) - Philippines
- 1939
- Surigao (detached from Cagayan de Oro) - Philippines
- 1941
- Tagbilaran (detached from Cebu) - Philippines
- 1948
- Mountain Provinces (AV) - Philippines
- 1948
- San Fernando (detached from Manila) - Philippines
- 1949
- Davao (Prel., detached from Zamboanga) - Philippines
- 1950
- Batanes and Babuyan Islands (Prel., detached from Tuguegarao) - Philippines
- 1950
- Cotabato and Sulu (Prel., detached from Zamboanga) - Philippines
- 1950
- Infanta (Prel., detached from Lipa) - Philippines
- 1950
- Lucena (detached from Lipa) - Philippines
- 1950
- The Philippines (Mil.Ord.) - Philippines
- 1951
- Caceres (Metr., and new name, previously Nueva Caceres) - Philippines
- 1951
- Cagayan de Oro (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1951
- Calapan (AV, and new name, previously Mindoro AP) - Philippines
- 1951
- Jaro (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1951
- Nueva Segovia (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1951
- Capiz (detached from Jaro) - Philippines
- 1951
- Legazpi (detached from Nueva Caceres) - Philippines
- 1951
- Ozamis (Prel., detached from Cagayan de Oro) - Philippines
- 1951
- Sorsogon (detached from Nueva Caceres) - Philippines
- 1953
- Cotabato (Prel., new name, previously Cotabato and Sulu) - Philippines
- 1953
- Sulu (AP, detached from Cotabato and Sulu [Prel.]) - Philippines
- 1954
- Lingayen-Dagupan (new name, previously Lingayen) - Philippines
- 1955
- Palawan (AV) - Philippines
- 1955
- Bangued (Prel., detached from Nueva Segovia) - Philippines
- 1955
- Dumaguete (detached from Bacolod) - Philippines
- 1955
- Iba (Prel., detached from San Fernando and from Lingayen-Dagupan) - Philippines
- 1958
- Jolo (AV, and new name, previously Sulu AP) - Philippines
- 1958
- Zamboanga (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1960
- Borongan (detached from Calbayog) - Philippines
- 1960
- Marbel (Prel., detached from Cotabato) - Philippines
- 1961
- Imus (detached from Manila and from Lipa) - Philippines
- 1961
- Laoag (detached from Nueva Segovia) - Philippines
- 1961
- Malolos (detached from Manila) - Philippines
- 1962
- Tagum (Prel., detached from Davao) - Philippines
- 1963
- Lingayen-Dagupan (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1963
- Cabanatuan (detached from San Fernando and from Lingayen-Dagupan) - Philippines
- 1963
- Isabela (Prel., detached from Zamboanga) - Philippines
- 1963
- Tarlac (detached from San Fernando) - Philippines
- 1966
- Bayombong (Prel., detached from Tuguegarao) - Philippines
- 1966
- Davao (D) - Philippines
- 1966
- San Pablo (detached from Lipa) - Philippines
- 1967
- Butuan (detached from Surigao) - Philippines
- 1967
- Dipolog (detached from Zamboanga) - Philippines
- 1968
- Maasin (detached from Palo) - Philippines
- 1968
- Masbate (detached from Sorsogon) - Philippines
- 1969
- Malaybalay (Prel., detached from Cagayan de Oro) - Philippines
- 1970
- Davao (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1970
- Ilagan (detached from Tuguegarao) - Philippines
- 1970
- San Fernando de la Union (detached from Nueva Segovia) - Philippines
- 1971
- Ozamis (D) - Philippines
- 1971
- Iligan (Prel., detached from Ozamis) - Philippines
- 1971
- Pagadian (detached from Zamboanga) - Philippines
- 1972
- Lipa (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1974
- Tuguegarao (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1974
- Catarman (detached from Calbayog and from Borongan) - Philippines
- 1974
- Daet (detached from Caceres) - Philippines
- 1974
- Romblon (detached from Capiz and from Calapan) - Philippines
- 1974
- Virac (detached from Legazpi) - Philippines
- 1975
- San Fernando (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1975
- Balanga (detached from San Fernando) - Philippines
- 1976
- Capiz (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1976
- Cotabato (D) - Philippines
- 1976
- Kalibo (detached from Capiz) - Philippines
- 1976
- Kidapawan (Prel., detached from Cotabato) - Philippines
- 1976
- Marawi (Prel., detached from Iligan) - Philippines
- 1977
- Boac (detached from Lucena) - Philippines
- 1978
- Tandag (detached from Surigao) - Philippines
- 1979
- Cotabato (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1979
- Digos (detached from Davao) - Philippines
- 1979
- Ipil (Prel., detached from Zamboanga) - Philippines
- 1980
- Tagum (D) - Philippines
- 1982
- Bangued (D) - Philippines
- 1982
- Bayombong (D) - Philippines
- 1982
- Iba (D) - Philippines
- 1982
- Iligan (D) - Philippines
- 1982
- Kidapawan (D) - Philippines
- 1982
- Malaybalay (D) - Philippines
- 1982
- Marbel (D) - Philippines
- 1982
- Palo (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1982
- San Jose de Antique (detached from Jaro) - Philippines
- 1983
- Ozamis (Metr.) - Philippines
- 1983
- Antipolo (detached from Manila) - Philippines
- 1983
- San Jose in Mindoro (AV, detached from Calapan) - Philippines
- 1984
- Gumaca (detached from Lucena) - Philippines
- 1984
- Mati (detached from Tagum) - Philippines
- 1984
- San Jose (detached from Cabanatuan) - Philippines
- 1985
- Alaminos (detached from Lingayen-Dagupan) - Philippines
- 1985
- Urdaneta (detached from Lingayen-Dagupan) - Philippines
- 1986
- Talibon (detached from Tagbilaran) - Philippines
- 1987
- Kabankalan (detached from Bacolod) - Philippines
- 1987
- San Carlos (detached from Bacolod and from Dumaguete) - Philippines
- 1988
- Naval (detached from Palo) - Philippines
- 1989
- Libmanan (Prel., detached from Caceres) - Philippines
- 1992
- Baguio (AV, and new name, previously in part Mountain Provinces) - Philippines
- 1992
- Bontoc-Lagawe (AV, detached from Mountain Provinces) - Philippines
- 1992
- Tabuk (AV, detached from Mountain Provinces) - Philippines
- 2002
- Taytay (AV, detached from Palawan) - Philippines
- 2002
- Puerto Princesa (AV, new name, previously Palawan, AV) - Philippines
- 2002
- Batanes (Prel., new name, previously Batanes and Babuyan Islands) - Philippines
- 2002
- Novaliches (detached from Manila) - Philippines
- 2002
- Parañaque (detached from Manila) - Philippines
- 2003
- Cubao (detached from Manila) - Philippines
- 2003
- Kalookan (detached from Manila) - Philippines
- 2003
- Pasig (detached from Manila) - Philippines
- 2004
- Baguio (D) - Philippines
- 2009
- Libmanan (D) - Philippines