Why the Philippines Faces Nine Vacant Dioceses

Why the Philippines faces nine vacant dioceses

The miraculous image of Jesus Nazareno making its way through the streets of Manila, surrounded by thousands of devotees during the Traslacion procession celebrated annually on January 9, / Courtesy of the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of J... [...]

Nine Philippine dioceses await new bishops amid transfers, retirements

The miraculous image of Jesus Nazareno making its way through the streets of Manila, surrounded by thousands of devotees during the Traslacion procession celebrated annually on January 9, / Courtesy of the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, Quiapo, Manila Manila, Philippines, Jun 2, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). With multiple episcopal sees standing vacant and others soon to be without bishops, Asia’s largest Catholic nation faces a …

Why the Philippines Faces Nine Vacant Dioceses

Courtesy photo The miraculous image of Jesus Nazareno making its way through the streets of Manila, surrounded by thousands of devotees during the Traslacion procession celebrated annually on January 9, In March of this year alone, three local ordinaries reached the optional canonical retirement age of 75 for bishops.