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Palawan
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Article Text
Prefecture Apostolic in the Philippine Islands; comprises Palawan, Cuyo, Culion, Twahig, and Calamines Islands. It was separated from the Diocese of Jaro on 11 April, 1910, and confided to the Augustinians. The first prefect Apostolic is Mgr. Fernando Hermand y d’Arenas, who resides at Puerto Princesa. The Jesuits and Sisters of St. Paul have houses on Culion where a leper settlement under government control has been established.
Sources
Catholic Directory (Milwaukee, 1911).
Source Record
- Publication
- The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1911.
- Nihil Obstat
- Nihil Obstat. February 1, 1911. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor.
- Imprimatur
- Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.