Vicariatus Apostolicus Taytayensis                                                        

Suffragan of Manila
Created from the division of the former Apostolic Vicariate
of Palawan, May 26, 2002. Comprises the Northern part of
the Province of Palawan. Principal Titular: St. Joseph the
Worker, May 1. Secondary Feast: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary,
October 7. Patron Saint of the Sick: St. John of God, March 8.
Patron Saint of Volunteers: St. Benedict Menni, April 24.

Apostolic Vicar
Most Reverend
BRODERICK SONCUACO PABILLO, DD
Born: March 11, 1955 in Victorias City, Negros Occidental. Ordained Priest:
December 8, 1982. Appointed Titular Bishop of Sitifis: May 29, 2006.
Episcopal Ordination: August 19, 2006. Appointed as Vicar Apostolic of
Taytay: June 29, 2021. Installed as 2nd Apostolic Vicar of Taytay: August
19, 2021.

Bishop’s Residence, Curia Building
AVT Mission Center, St. Joseph the Worker Village,
Montevista, Poblacion
5312 Taytay, Palawan
Mobile: +63 921 754 5457

Apostolic Vicar Emeritus
Most Reverend
EDGARDO SARABIA JUANICH, DD
Born: April 29, 1952 in Poblacion, Taytay, Palawan. Ordained Priest: July 11,
1976. Appointed Titular Bishop of Ausuaga and Vicar Apostolic of Taytay:
May 13, 2002. Ordained Bishop: July 11, 2002. Installed as the First Vicar
Apostolic of Taytay: July 12, 2002.

Curia Building
AVT Mission Center, St. Joseph the Worker Village,
Montevista, Poblacion
5312 Taytay, Palawan

PRESENT STATUS
Area of Territory .... 6,413.30 sq.kms.
Total Population ..................... 573,735
Catholics ................................... 458,988
Personnel:
Bishop Emeritus .............................1
Priests:
Diocesan ................................... 32
Active in the Diocese ....... 29
Active in other Dioceses
in the Phil. ..........................2
Working abroad on loan .........1
Retired ...........................................2
Guest Priests ................................1
Religious Priests:
Filipino ................................................7
Foreigner ...........................................1
Deacons .................................................5
Religious Sisters ..................................9
Seminarians (Diocesan only):
Theology ...........................................4
Philosophy ..................................... 13
Pre-College .......................................8
Seminaries (Diocesan-owned only):
Philosophy ..................................... 13
Pre-College .......................................8
Diocesan Divisions:
Vicariates ...........................................6
Mission Stations ..............................4
Chapels ........................................534
Educational Centers:
(Dioc.-owned & Administered):
Kindergarten ...............................5
Grade Schools ............................1
High Schools ..............................3
(Rel.-owned & Administered):
High Schools ...............................1
Colleges ........................................1
Sacraments & Sacramentals
(2013-2019):
Baptisms:
Children ............................... 5,189
Adult .........................................936
Total Confirmations ............. 1,577
First Communions ................ 2,899
Marriages:
Between Catholics ..............695
Between Catholics and
Non-Catholics .................... 19
Death (Catholics) ......................608

CHANCERY
Vicar General: Very Rev. Msgr. Jose
D. Delfin, PhD, PC
Chancellor: Rev. Fr. Philip Jerold F. Tan
Acting Oeconome: Rev. Fr. Ereberto
A. Dionaldo Jr.
Secretary: Bro. Gerald Joseph de Joya
(Lay Missionary)

Board of Consultors
Very Rev. Fr. Reynante A. Aguanta;
Very Rev. Msgr. Jose D. Delfin,
PhD, PC; Rev. Fr. Philip Jerold
F. Tan; Rev. Fr. Ereberto A.
Dionaldo Jr.; REv. Fr. Vicente Q.
Badajos Jr.; Rev. Fr. Efren Miguel
M. Galit; Rev. Fr. Robert C.
Amurao; Rev. Fr. Neil A. Bacones

Episcopal Vicars
District 1: Rev. Fr. Jose Divino S.
Sedigo
District 2: Rev. Fr. Eddie B. Peñafiel
District 3: Very Rev. Msgr. Jose D.
Delfin, PhD, PC
District 4: Rev. Fr. Henry U. Alaska
District 5: Rev. Fr. Bernardo F.
Agbunag Jr.
District 6: Rev. Fr. Enrico R. Uy
For Religious: Rev. Fr. Louie Gabinete, OAR

Pastoral Section
Pastoral Director: Rev. Fr. Vicente Q.
Badajos Jr.
Pastoral Office, Curia Building,
AVT Mission Center, St. Joseph
the Worker Village, Montevista,
Poblacion, 5312 Taytay, Palawan

Service
AVT-Social Action Center
Social Action Director: Very Rev.
Fr. Reynante A. Aguanta
Address: Social Action Office,
Curia Building, AVT Mission
Center, St. Joseph the Worker
Village, Montevista, Poblacion,
5312 Taytay, Palawan
Ministry on BEC
Director: Rev. Fr. Vicente Q. Badajos Jr.
Lay Coordinator: Bro. Gerald Joseph de Joya (Lay Missionary)
Address: Pastoral Office, Curia
Building, AVT Mission Center, St.
Joseph the Worker Village, Montevista, Poblacion, 5312 Taytay,
Palawan
Ministry on Lay Organizations and
Movements
Director: Rev. Fr. Philip Jerold F.
Tan
Address: Curia Building, AVT
Mission Center, St. Joseph the
Worker Village, Montevista, Poblacion, 5312 Taytay, Palawan

Worship
Ministry on Music and Arts
Director: Rev. Fr. Eddie B. Peñafiel
Address: Sta. Monica Parish,
Poblacion, Taytay, 5312 Palawan
Ministry on Worship and Liturgy
Director: Rev. Fr. Philip Jerold F. Tan
Address: Curia Building, AVT
Mission Center, St. Joseph the
Worker Village, Montevista,
Poblacion, 5312 Taytay, Palawan

Evangelization
Ministry on Youth Formation
Director: Rev. Fr. Joerey Alcantara
Address: c/o AVT Mission Center,
St. Joseph the Worker Village,
Montevista, Taytay, Palawan
5312
Ministry on Missions and Pontifical
Mission Societies
Director: Rev. Fr. Neil A. Bacones
Address: c/o AVT Mission Center,
St. Joseph the Worker Village,
Montevista, Taytay, Palawan
5312
Ministry on Bible Apostolate
Director: Rev. Fr. Vicente Q. Badajos Jr.
Address: c/o AVT Mission Center,
St. Joseph the Worker Village,
Montevista, Taytay, Palawan
5312
Ministry on Family and Life
Director: Rev. Fr. Miguelito C.
Vicentino
Address: c/o AVT Mission Center,
St. Joseph the Worker Village,
Montevista, Taytay, Palawan
5312
Ministry on Social Communications
Director: __________________
Coordinators: Rev. Gerald A. Palay;
Bro. Gerald Joseph de Joya
Address: Curia Building, AVT Mission Center, St. Joseph the Worker
Village, Montevista, Poblacion,
5312 Taytay, Palawan

Education
St. Joseph Academy
Brgy. Tenga-tenga, 5318 Cuyo,
Palawan
Ministry on Catholic Education
Superintendent and Director of
Catholic Schools: Rev. Fr. Robert
C. Amurao
Address: Bgy. Tenga-tenga, Cuyo,
Palawan 5318
Ministry on Clergy Formation
Director: Rev. Fr. Efren Miguel
Galit
Members: Rev. Fr. Nilo B. Ibuyan;
Rev. Fr. Neil A. Bacones
Address: c/o AVT Mission Center,
St. Joseph the Worker Village,
Montevista, Taytay, Palawan 5312
Ministry on Seminary Formation
Director: Rev. Msgr. Jose D.
Delfin, PC, PhD
Address: c/o AVT Mission Center,
St. Joseph the Worker Village,
Montevista, Taytay, Palawan 5312
Ministry on Vocation Promotion
Director: Rev. Fr. Francis Quillip
Address: c/o AVT Mission Center,
St. Joseph the Worker Village,
Montevista, Taytay, Palawan 5312
Catechetical Ministry
Director: Rev. Arnold Mendaro
Coordinator: Ms. Lucy Dinolan
Address: Curia Building, AVT Mission Center, St. Joseph the Worker Village, Montevista, Poblacion, 5312 Taytay, Palawan

Special Ministries
Clergy Health Care Coordinator: Rev.
Fr. Nilo B. Ibuyan
Address: c/o AVT Mission Center,
St. Joseph the Worker Village,
Montevista, Taytay, Palawan 5312
PPCRV
Coordinator: Rev. Gerald A. Palay
Lay Coordinator: Bro. Gerald
Joseph de Joya
Address: Curia Building, AVT
Mission Center, St. Joseph the
Worker Village, Montevista, Poblacion, 5312 Taytay, Palawan
Pondo ng Pinoy
Coordinator: Rev. Fr. Eleno Matas
Address: St. Isidore the Farmer
Parish, Roxas, Palawan

PARISHES AND PAROCHIAL CLERGY
District 1
San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish, 5308 Caramay, Roxas
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Jose Divino
S. Sedigo
No. of Chapels: 19
St. Isidore the Farmer Parish, 5308
Roxas, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Manuel
Deems G. Aston, JCL
Assitant Parish Priest: Rev. Fr.
Eleno M. Matas
No. of Chapels: 49
Resurrection Parish, Tumarbong,
5308 Roxas, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Vicente Q.
Badajos Jr.
No. of Chapels: 18
St. Vincent Ferrer Parish, 5309 San
Vicente, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Nilo B.
Ibuyan
Attached Priest: Rev. Fr. Romulo
A. Javarez
No. of Chapels: 16
San Isidro Labrador Parish, Port Barton, 5309 Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Anthony
Cary B. Ducado
No. of Chapels: 10
San Isidro Labrador Mission Station,
Caruray, 5309 San Vicente, Palawan
Administrator: Rev. Fr. Rodrigo
Salazar, SVD
No. of Chapels: 19
San Nicolas de Tolentino Pastoral and
Mission Station, New Canipo, 5309
San Vicente, Palawan
Administrator: Rev. Fr. Philip
Jerold F. Tan
No. of Chapels: 13

District 2
St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral Parish,
Montevista, Poblacion, 5312
Taytay, Palawan
Priest In-Charge: Rev. Fr. Warlito F.
Namo
No. of Chapels: 15
Sta. Monica Parish, Poblacion, 5312
Taytay, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Eddie B.
Pañafiel
No. of Chapels: 25
Sto. Niño Parish, Abongan, 5312
Taytay, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Henry Masa
No. of Chapels: 25
San Isidro Labrador Parish, Casian,
5312 Taytay, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Louie
Gabinete, OAR
Companions: Rev. Fr. Niel Jarumay, OAR; Rev. Fr. Jorr Rabacal,
OAR
No. of Chapels: 10

District 3
St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Liminangcong, 5312 Taytay, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Neil A. Bacones
No. of Chapels: 18
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 5313 El
Nido, Palawan
Parish Priest: Very Rev. Msgr. Jose
D. Delfin, PhD, PC
Attached Priest: Rev. Fr. Rolando
Salvaña
No. of Chapels: 23
Sta. Potenciana Parish, Sibaltan, 5313
El Nido
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Marvin Y. Alili
No. of Chapels: 20

District 4
St. John the Baptist Parish, Poblacion,
5310 Dumaran, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Henry Alaska
No. of Chapels: 18
Sta. Teresita del Niño Jesus Parish,
Sta. Teresita, 5310 Dumaran, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Francis Quillip
No. of Chapels: 13
Nuestra Senora de Salvacion Mission
Station, Itangil, 5310 Dumaran,
Palawan
In-Charge: Rev. Albert Palay
No. of Chapels: 15
Nuestra Señora de Araceli Parish, 5311
Araceli, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Ramil D.
Tolentino
No. of Chapels: 16

District 5
St. Augustine Parish, 5318 Cuyo,
Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Reynaldo R.
Palanca; Rev. Jayson Latube
No. of Chapels: 23
St. Michael the Archangel Parish, 5319
Magsaysay, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Alfredo Raymund M. Camacho Jr.
No. of Chapels: 12
St. John the Baptist Parish, 5320
Agutaya, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Bernardo F.
Agbunag Jr.
No. of Chapels: 10
St. Mary Mission Station, Concepcion,
5320 Agutaya, Palawan
Admistratort: Rev. Fr. Alex Abia
No. of Chapels: 8
District 6
St. Augustine Parish, 5316 Coron,
Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Efren Miguel
M. Galit; Rev. Victor M. Crujido
No. of Chapels: 39
St. Joseph Freinademetz-Missionary Parish,
Turda, 5316 Coron, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. John Paul
Bangsi, MHM
No. of Chapels: 14
Nuestra Señora de Salvacion Parish,
Salvacion, 5317 Busuanga, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Enrico R. Uy
No. of Chapels: 38
La Inmaculada Concepcion Parish, 5315
Culion, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Rodercik Y.
Caabay
No. of Chapels: 47
St. Michael the Archangel Parish, 5314
Linapacan, Palawan
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Miguelito C.
Vicentino
No. of Chapels: 15

Seminary Formators
SEMINARIO DE SAN JOSE, Tiniguiban,
Puerto Princesa City
Fr. Reynante A. Aguanta; Fr. Eleno
O. Matas; Fr. Arnold M. Mendaro

AVT Catholic Schools
Superintendent: Fr. Robert C. Amurao
MINISTRY ON FINANCE
Fr. Ereberto A. Dionaldo Jr.
(Coordinator); Fr. Henry U. Alaska;
Fr. Henry M. Masa
MINISTRY ON WORSHIP, MUSIC & CULTURE
Fr. Philip Jerold F. Tan (Coordinator);
Fr. Henry M. Masa; Fr. Eddie
B. Peñafiel; Fr. Jorr Rabacal, OAR
MINISTRY ON FAMILY, LIFE & LAITY
Fr. Jose Divino S. Sedigo (Coordinator);
Fr. Philip Jerold F. Tan;
Fr. Roderick Y. Caabay; Fr. Alfredo
Raymond M. Camacho; Fr. Louie
Gabinete, OAR
MINISTRY ON CATECHESIS
Fr. Rolando S. Salvaña (Coordinator);
Fr. Arnold M. Mendaro; Fr.
Gerald A. Palay
MINISTRY ON CATHOLIC EDUCATION
Fr. Robert C. Amurao (Coordinator);
Fr. Anthony Cary B. Ducado;
Fr. Arnold M. Mendaro
MINISTRY ON BEC & BIBLE
Fr. Vicente Q. Badajos Jr. (Coordinator);
Fr. Alex T. Abia; Fr. Morito
J. Lamalama Jr.; Fr. Ramil D.
Tolentino
MINISTRY ON SOCIAL CONCERNS
Fr. Eduardo E. Pariño (Coordina
tor); Fr. Henry U. Alaska; Fr.
Miguelito C. Vicentino
MINISTRY ON STEWARDSHIP & MISSION
Fr. Vicente Q. Badajos Jr. (Coordinator);
Fr. Neil A. Bacones; Rev.
Jeffrey C. Abing
MINISTRY ON ECOLOGY
Fr. Francis N. Quillip (Coordinator);
Fr. Eduardo E. Pariño; Fr.
Victor M. Crujido; Fr. Bernardo F.
Agbunag Jr.; Fr. Neil Jarumay, OAR
MINISTRY ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
Fr. Eduardo E. Pariño (Coordinator);
Fr. Enrico R. Uy; Fr. Anthony
Cary B. Ducado; Fr. Jayson P.
Latube
MINISTRY ON PONDO NG PINOY
Fr. Albert A. Palay (Coordinator);
Fr. Eleno O. Matas; Fr. Joerey D.
Alcantara
MINISTRY ON POLITICAL AFFAIRS
Fr. Gerald A. Palay (Coordinator);
Fr. Roderick Y. Caabay; Rev.
Jeffrey C. Abing; Rev. Agapito A.
Lagrada
MINISTRY ON MEDIA & SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
Fr. Gerald A. Palay (Coordinator);
Fr. Warlito F. Namo; Fr. Joerey
D. Alcantara; Rev. Jayson R.
Resurreccion
MINISTRY ON HEALTH & WELLNESS
Rev. Agapito A. Lagrada (Coordina
tor); Fr. Efren Miguel M. Galit;
Fr. Alex T. Abia
MINISTRY ON CHILDREN, YOUTH & VOCATION
Fr. Marvin Y. Alili (Coordinator); Fr.
Reynante A. Aguanta; Fr. Eleno
O. Matas
MINISTRY ON CLERGY
Fr. Roderick Y. Caabay (Coordinator);
Fr. Enrico R. Uy; Fr. Reynante
A. Aguanta
OFFICE FOR THE REPORTING OF CASES FOR
SEXUAL ABUSES
Fr. Manuel Deems G. Aston
(Coordinator); Fr. Reynaldo R.
Palanca; Bp. Edgardo S. Juanich
CATHEDRAL CONSTRUCTION
Fr. Marvin Y. Alili (Coordinator); Fr.
Nilo B. Ibuyan; Fr. Henry U. Alaska
BAHAY PARI CONSTRUCTION
Fr. Manuel Deems G. Aston
(Coor dinator); Fr. Nilo B. Ibuyan;
Fr. Eleno O. Matas