The Diocese of Gumaca (Lat: Dioecesis Gumacana) is a Latin Catholic diocese in the Philippines centered in the Municipality of Gumaca in Quezon province. The 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.
History On September 30, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Rev. Fr. Euginius “Eugene” Longakit Cañete, M.J. (born 8 Jul 1966) as fourth bishop of Gumaca.
He was episcopally ordained at the Antipolo Cathedral on December 28, 2024, by Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David with co-consecrators Archbishop José S. Palma and Bishop Ruperto Santos, in the presence of Apostolic Nuncio Charles John Brown who read and delivered the Pontifical Mandate. The rite of canonical possession-installation was solemnly held at the Gumaca Cathedral of San Diego de Alcala on January 4, 2025.
Ordinaries Bishop Period of Tenure Coat of Arms1.Emilio Zurbano Marquez15 Dec 1984 - 4 May 2002, Appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Lucena2.Buenaventura Malayo Famadico11 Jun 2003 - 2 Mar 2013, Appointed as Bishop of San Pablo3.Victor de la Cruz Ocampo3 Sept 2015–16 March 2023, Died in office 4.Euginius Longakit Cañete04 Jan 2025–present
Affiliated 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.
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See also Catholic Church in the Philippines
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External links
Dioecesis Gumacana Catholic-Hierarchy.org Father Euginius L. Cañete, M. J. Catholic-Hierarchy.org Website of the Diocese of Gumaca