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Diocese of Gumaca Diocesis Gumacana Diyosesis ng Gumaca Diócesis de Gumaca
Catholic
Gumaca Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Eastern Quezon Province ( Alabat, Buenavista, Calauag, Catanauan, General Luna, Guinayangan, Gumaca, Lopez, Macalelon, Mulanay, Perez, Pitogo, Quezon, San Andres, San Francisco, San Narciso, Tagkawayan)
Ecclesiastical province	Lipa
Metropolitan	Lipa
Coordinates	13°55′17″N 122°05′58″E / 13.92136°N 122.09942°E / 13.92136; 122.09942
Statistics
Area	3,666 km2 (1,415 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,059,760 902,270 [1] (85.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 9, 1984
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of St. Didacus of Alcala
Patron saint	Didacus of Alcalá
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gilbert Armea Garcera
Apostolic Administrator	Ramon D. Uriarte
Vicar General	Ramon D. Uriarte

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gumaca (Lat: Dioecesis Gumacana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Philippines centered in the Municipality of Gumaca in Quezon province. The Roman Rite Latin Church diocese covers the communities of Gumaca; Pitogo, due south of Gumaca; and all the parishes of eastern Quezon province situated east of Gumaca and Pitogo. The Gumaca diocese was erected in 1984, carved out from the Diocese of Lucena. Both dioceses are suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lipa.

Ordinaries

No	Name	In office	Coat of arms
1.	Emilio Zurbano Marquez	15 Dec 1984 - 4 May 2002
2.	Buenaventura Malayo Famadico	11 Jun 2003 - 25 Jan 2013
3.	Victor C. Ocampo	3 Sep 2015–16 March 2023

Priests of the diocese who became bishops

• Jose Francisco Oliveros, 2nd Bishop of the Diocese of Boac from 2000-2004 and 4th Bishop of the Diocese of Malolos from 2004 until his death in 2018.

Gallery

• 
  Interior of the Cathedral-Parish of San Diego of Alcala in Gumaca
• 
  Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer in San Vicente, Gumaca
• 
  Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish in Lopez
• 
  St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Calauag
• 
  Conversion of St. Paul Parish in Pitogo
• 
  Immaculate Conception Parish in Macalelon
• 
  St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Mulanay
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  Immaculate Conception Parish in Catanauan
• 
  St. Joseph the Worker Parish in San Narciso

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

External links

• Website of the Diocese of Gumaca