▁F iat ▁Press ▁continues ▁to ▁function ▁until ▁today . ▁ ▁The ▁Epis cop ate ▁Jose ▁Sor ra , ▁first ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Vi rac , ▁served ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Leg as pi . ▁The ▁dioc ese ▁was ▁vac ant ▁[ s ede ▁vac ante ] ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁year ▁until ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Vi rac ▁was ▁installed : ▁the ▁Most ▁Rev . ▁Man olo ▁Al ar con ▁de ▁los ▁Santos , ▁from ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁C ac eres . ▁ ▁The ▁C ler gy ▁and ▁religious ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁there ▁are ▁ 4 0 ▁pri ests ▁and ▁ 8 ▁de a cons ▁assigned ▁in ▁the ▁par ishes , ▁comm issions , ▁offices ▁and ▁sem inary . ▁There ▁are ▁ 2 0 ▁pri ests ▁on ▁loan ▁to ▁or ▁on ▁s abb at ical ▁leave ▁in ▁other ▁dioc eses ▁( 1 0 ▁in ▁Canada , ▁ 4 ▁in ▁USA , ▁ 5 ▁in ▁Man ila , ▁and ▁ 1 ▁in ▁Leg az pi ), ▁and ▁ 1 ▁priest ▁on ▁study ▁leave . ▁Bishop ▁Sor ra ▁had ▁ord ained ▁ 2 5 ▁pri ests ▁during ▁his ▁term , ▁and ▁Bishop ▁de ▁los ▁Santos ▁had ▁ord ained ▁ 3 4 ▁pri ests ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 2 ▁pri ests ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁John ▁the ▁P rec ursor ▁Cong