▁Assembly ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Austral ian ▁Labor ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Vi rac ▁( Lat : ▁D io ec esis ▁Vi rac ensis ) ▁is ▁a ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁R ite ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁The ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Vi rac , ▁Cat and uan es ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁from ▁territory ▁in ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Leg az pi ▁and ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁is ▁a ▁suff rag an ▁of ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁C ac eres . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁bishop ▁is ▁Man olo ▁Al ar con ▁de ▁los ▁Santos , ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Vi rac ▁in ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁Cat and uan es ▁was ▁canon ically ▁established ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁with ▁the ▁Most ▁Rev . ▁Jose ▁Cris olog o ▁Sor ra , ▁from ▁Vi rac , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Bishop . ▁At ▁the ▁start , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 6 ▁par ishes ▁( 1 1 ▁town ▁par ishes ▁and ▁ 5 ▁bar rio ▁par ishes ) ▁and ▁around ▁ 2 5 ▁pri ests ▁in ▁the ▁active ▁min istry ▁assigned ▁in ▁the ▁different ▁par ishes , ▁dioc es an ▁comm issions ▁and ▁offices , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁sem inary . ▁ ▁The ▁Minor