Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag (Lat: "Dioecesis Laoagensis") is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Erected in 1961, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes.

The current bishop is Sergio Lasam Utleg, appointed in 2006.

Ordinaries

*Antonio Lloren Mabutas † (5 Jun 1961 Appointed - 25 Jul 1970 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Davao)
*Rafael Montiano Lim † (12 Feb 1971 Appointed - 26 Jan 1978 Appointed, Bishop of Boac)
*Edmundo M. Abaya (11 Dec 1978 Appointed - 22 May 1999 Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Segovia)
*Ernesto Antolin Salgado (7 Dec 2000 Appointed - 12 Feb 2005 Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Segovia)
*Sergio Lasam Utleg (13 Nov 2006 Appointed - )

ee also

*Catholic Church in the Philippines