On Oct. 22, 1960 Pope John XXIII created the Diocese of Borongan, installing Most Reverend Vicente Reyes, D.D., then, the Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, as the First Residential Bishop of Borongan. On ...

BORONGAN CITY — Bishop Crispin Varquez of the Diocese of Borongan reiterated his call for the national government to end the mining activities on the historic island of Homonhon in Guiuan ...

T ACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Concerned by ongoing mining activities in Eastern Samar, Bishop Crispin Varquez of the ...

Francis met and comforted survivors of deadly Typhoon Haiyan during his visit in... The Asian Catholic Dioceses Directory is the largest information database on the Church in Asia, brought to you by ...