▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Dioc es an ▁Past oral ▁Assembly ▁Five ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁First ▁Dioc es an ▁Syn od , ▁another ▁mil estone ▁marked ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese : ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 – 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Bishop ▁de ▁los ▁Santos ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁Dioc es an ▁Past oral ▁Assembly ▁to ▁see ▁and ▁evaluate ▁the ▁past oral ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Local ▁Church ▁and ▁address ▁some ▁relevant ▁issues ▁affect ing ▁the ▁Church , ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁Dioc es an ▁V ision ▁and ▁the ▁dioc es an ▁thrust ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Evangel ization ▁Past or ale . ▁ ▁Once ▁again , ▁the ▁Past oral ▁Assembly ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁ur gent ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁NE P ▁in ▁all ▁Par ishes ▁and ▁Mission ▁Church es , ▁and ▁the ▁immediate ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc es an ▁Past oral ▁Plan . ▁ ▁In ▁that ▁Past oral ▁Assembly , ▁the ▁major ▁dioc es an ▁comm issions ▁at ▁work ▁presented ▁their ▁stat utes , ▁loc ating ▁and ▁align ing ▁all ▁their ▁existing ▁and ▁future ▁programs ▁and ▁activities ▁with ▁the ▁stages , ▁principles ▁and ▁structures ▁of ▁the ▁NE P . ▁ ▁The ▁Dioc es an ▁Past oral ▁Plan ▁Since ▁the ▁First ▁Dioc es an ▁Syn od , ▁the ▁Dioc es an ▁Past oral ▁Council ▁( D PC ) ▁ ▁has ▁been ▁created ▁and ▁task ed ▁to ▁draft ▁the ▁Dioc es an ▁Past oral ▁Plan . ▁Hence , ▁various ▁discuss ions , ▁consult ations ▁and ▁deliber ations ▁had ▁been ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁parish ,