Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval

Diocese of Naval Dioecesis Navaliensis Diyosesis han Naval Diyosesis sa Naval
Location
Country	Philippines
Ecclesiastical province	Palo
Metropolitan	Palo
Statistics
Area	1,005 km2 (388 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 315,846 300,421 (95.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	29 November 1988
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in Naval, Biliran
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Filomeno Gonzales Bactol
Metropolitan Archbishop	John F. Du
Vicar General	Marvin Maceda

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval (Lat: Dioecesis Navaliensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Erected in 1988, the diocese was created from territory in both the Archdiocese of Palo, to which the diocese remains a suffragan.

The first and only bishop is Filomeno Gonzales Bactol, appointed in 1988.

Ordinaries

• Filomeno Gonzales Bactol (29 Nov 1988 Appointed - )

Msgr. Silas Florencio (deceased)

Established Cathedral School of La Naval 1990 A. D. The first catholic school in the diocese

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines