▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁Pre - Col lege ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Vi rac ) ▁▁ 3 4 ▁in ▁College ▁Sem inary ▁( all ▁in ▁M ater ▁Sal ut is ▁Major ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Leg as pi ) ▁▁ 2 6 ▁in ▁The olog ate ▁( all ▁in ▁Holy ▁Ros ary ▁Major ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁N aga ) ▁▁ 3 ▁are ▁waiting ▁for ▁dia con al ▁ord ination ▁▁ 6 ▁are ▁on ▁reg ency ▁( 3 ▁on ▁discipl inary , ▁ 3 ▁on ▁personal ▁reasons ) ▁▁ 3 ▁are ▁on ▁leave ▁ ▁The ▁vic ari ates ▁and ▁par ishes ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁ 5 ▁vic ari ates , ▁with ▁ 1 9 ▁par ishes ▁and ▁ 4 ▁mission ▁churches . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁vic ari ates , ▁two ▁of ▁these ▁par ishes , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁four ▁mission ▁churches ▁were ▁created ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Man olo ▁de ▁los ▁Santos . ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Dioc es an ▁Syn od ▁On ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁silver ▁j ub ile e ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Vi rac , ▁Bishop ▁de ▁los ▁Santos ▁conv oked ▁the ▁First ▁Dioc es an ▁Syn od ▁held ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 8 ▁to ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁syn od ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁opport une ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁to ▁see ▁and ▁evaluate ▁what ▁has ▁become ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁after ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁of ▁existence , ▁and ▁thus ▁set ▁a ▁new