Asia-Pacific

Philippines

The only predominantly Catholic nation in Asia, the Philippines carries a faith that is passionately Marian, communally expressed, and deeply personal — a 500-year heritage of Spanish evangelization transformed into something uniquely Filipino.

Philippines
St. Lorenzo Ruiz (first Filipino saint), St. Pedro Calungsod, Bl. Jacobo Kyushei Tomonaga
Philippines
Feast of the Black Nazarene (Jan 9) — millions in Quiapo, Manila; Sinulog (Jan) in Cebu; Holy Week (Semana Santa) — most elaborate in Asia
Catholic Population:
90 million
Percent Catholic:
81%
Church Status
Thriving
Primary Diocese:
Archdiocese of Manila

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