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In a land area of 2,687.8 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers the whole Province of Sulu and the entire Province of Tawi-Tawi with its 157 islands and islets.The Province of Sulu is situated at the southern portion of the Philippines. It lies approximately midway between Basilan and...
There are 22 civil districts in the diocese in an area of 222,236 square kilometres. The diocese of Jammu-Srinagar comprises the entire union territories of Jammu and Kashmir. It is surrounded by the international boundaries of Pakistan, Afghanistan and China from west to east. The Indian states of...

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St. Gonsalo Garcia: First Indian missionary martyred in Japan

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St. Pedro Calungsod, Filipino lay martyr and patron of catechists

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