Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa
The Archdiocese of Lipa is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines comprising the civil province of Batangas. Its cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sebastian located in Lipa, Batangas. First created on April 10, 1910 from the Archdiocese of Manila, the diocese was elevated into its present status on June 20, 1972. Today, the Archdiocese of Lipa's ecclesiastical province covers Batangas and the suffragan territories in the civil provinces of Quezon, Marinduque, and Aurora. The archdiocese itself is divided into 14 vicariates forane further comprising a total of 65 parishes.
Lipa Cathedral
Historical marker installed at the cathedral by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2011 commemorating the diocese.
Metropolipan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa
Image: J. Petrelli 1911
Lipa, officially the City of Lipa, is a 1st class component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 372,931 people.
Image: Lipa City skyline Mataas na Lupa (Lipa, Batangas; 02 08 2024)
Image: Lipa Cathedral, Batangas, Apr 2024
Image: Lipa City Hall, Batangas, Nov 2021
Image: Luz Katigbak Ancestral House, Lipa, Batangas, Apr 2024
