The Diocese of Borongan (Lat: Dioecesis Boronganensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Created on October 22, 1960 by Pope John XXIII from territory of the Diocese of Calbayog, the diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo.
Diocese of Borongan
Dioecesis Boronganensis
Diyosesis han Borongan
Diyosesis ng Borongan
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Eastern Samar |
| Ecclesiastical province | Palo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,339 km2 (1,675 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 496,000 491,000[1] (99%) |
| Parishes | 33 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 October 1960 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Secular priests | 70 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Crispin Barrete Varquez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John F. Du |
| Vicar General | Lope C. Robredillo |
| Episcopal Vicars | Dan Gañas Leroy Geli Joberto Picardal |
Bishop Vicente Reyes was the first diocesan bishop. On June 19, 1965, the island of Samar was politically divided and the province of Eastern Samar was born. Thus the island of Samar has three dioceses: Calbayog for Western Samar, Catarman for Northern Samar and Borongan for Eastern Samar.
Eastern Samar has a population of 374,255, 97 percent are Catholics. It is subdivided into 1 city and 22 municipalities. It has a land area of 4,470.75 square kilometers. It is bounded on the north by Northern Samar, on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the west by Western Samar and on the south by Leyte Gulf.
The Diocese of Borongan is divided into three regions, each has two vicariates. The episcopal see is Borongan. The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes since being erected.[citation needed]
Crispin Barrete Varquez was appointed its bishop in 2007.
| No. | Picture | Name | From | Until | Coat of Arms |
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| 1st | Vicente P. Reyes | 19 January 1961 (Appointed) | 8 August 1967 (Deceased, Emeritus Bishop of Cabanatuan) | 
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| 2nd | Godofredo Pedernal Pisig | 26 February 1968 (Appointed) | 18 September 1976 (Resigned) | ||
| 3rd | Sincero Barcenilla Lucero | 8 March 1977 (Appointed) | 10 December 1979 (emeritus Bishop of Calbayog) | 
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| 4th | Nestor Celestial Cariño | 12 August 1980 (Appointed) | 31 January 1986 (Resigned) | 
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Leonardo Yuzon Medroso | 18 December 1980 (Appointed) | 31 January 2006 (Retired, Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran) | 
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Crispin Barrete Varquez | 4 August 2007 (Appointed) | Present | 
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