On its north is Northern Samar; on the east, the Philippine Sea ... Pope Pius X separated Samar and Leyte from the Diocese of Cebu, and formed them into one diocese, with Calbayog as its episcopal see ...

In a land area of 2,091.1 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers the central ... Philippines. Although Bacolod City serves as the capital, it is governed independently from the province as a ...

According to a statement from the Vatican Press Office on April 3 (Manila Time), Pope Francis has appointed Ronald Anthony Timoner, a parish priest in Daet, Camarines Norte, to be the new bishop of ...