 The Dioceses of Lingayen, Caceres, Nueva Segovia, Tuguegarao, Legaspi, Sorsogon, and the Prelature Nullius of Batanes and Babuyanes, as well as the Dioceses Bacolod, Cagayan, Capiz, Jaro or Santa Isabel, Surigao, Zamboanga, and the Prelature Nullius of Cotabato and Sulu, Davao and Ozamis, were withdrawn from the Metropolitan Archbishoprics of Manila and Cebu.From these Dioceses, four new Ecclesiastical Provinces were constituted, namely, Nueva Segovia, Caceres, Jaro, and Cagayan de Oro.The Episcopal seats of these dioceses were elevated to the rank and dignity of Metropolitan Archbishops.