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Philippine Diocese to Hold Family Congress for Diamond Jubilee

Philippine diocese to host family congress for its 75th anniversary. (Photo: Facebook: Diocese of Legazpi)

A Philippine diocese will hold a family congress on August 21 to mark its 75th anniversary.

“As our beloved Diocese of Legazpi prepares to celebrate its Diamond Jubilee, a milestone of God’s faithfulness, we are called to renew our commitment to the very heart of our Christian community, the family,” said Bishop Joel Zamudio Baylon of Legazpi, Philippines.

He invited the clergy, religious, and lay faithful of the Bicol Region to participate in the upcoming Family Congress 2025, organized by the Diocesan Commission on Family and Life.

The theme, “Family: Blessed, Nourished, and Sent Forth with Mary,” seeks to address the pressing challenges facing the modern family with compassionate, faith-based responses.

“We recognize the family as the Ecclesia Domestica (the domestic church) and the first school of faith, and this Congress is our collective effort to strengthen this fundamental unit of our society,” Bishop Baylon said.

The Congress will be held on August 21, 2025, at the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation in Legazpi City.

“I encourage all our parishes, Catholic schools, and lay organizations to send a delegation. Let us gather as one Bicolano family for a day of prayer, learning, and pastoral collaboration,” the bishop added.

The Diocese of Legazpi was created on June 29, 1951, comprising the province of Albay in the Bicol Region, located in the southeastern part of Luzon. According to 2024 Vatican data, the diocese has 1,389,658 Catholics spread across 50 parishes.

 

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