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.
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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.
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.