- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued
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Diocese of Bangued
Dioecesis Banguedensis
Diyosesis ti BanguedLocation Country Philippines Territory Abra Ecclesiastical province Nueva Segovia Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia Statistics Area 3,975 km2 (1,535 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2006)
236,910
199,967 (84.4%)Parishes 20 regular parishes, 1 quasi-parish Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Established 1955 Cathedral St. James the Elder Cathedral Patron saint St. James the Great Secular priests 41 Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian, SVD, D.D. Metropolitan Archbishop Ernesto Antolin Salgado, D.D., Archbishop of Nueva Segovia Vicars General Very Rev. Fr. Pablo Nilo Peig, JCD, VG Emeritus Bishops Cesar C. Raval, SVD, D.D., Bishop Emeritus of Bangued [1]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.The diocese was erected as a territorial prelature in 1955.
In 1982, the prelature was elevated to a full diocese, and became suffragan to the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.
The current bishop is Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, appointed in 2006.
References
See also
- Catholic Church in the Philippines
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines Province of Caceres Archdiocese of Caceres · Diocese of Daet · Diocese of Legazpi · Diocese of Masbate · Diocese of Sorsogon · Diocese of Virac · Diocese of LibmananProvince of Cagayan de Oro Province of Capiz Province of Cebu Province of Cotabato Province of Davao Province of Jaro Province of Lingayen-Dagupan Province of Lipa Archdiocese of Lipa · Diocese of Boac · Diocese of Gumaca · Diocese of Lucena · Prelature of InfantaProvince of Manila Archdiocese of Manila · Diocese of Antipolo · Diocese of Cubao · Diocese of Imus · Diocese of Caloocan · Diocese of Malolos · Diocese of Novaliches · Diocese of Parañaque · Diocese of Pasig · Diocese of San PabloProvince of Nueva Segovia Province of Ozamiz Archdiocese of Ozamiz · Diocese of Dipolog · Diocese of Iligan · Diocese of Pagadian · Prelature of MarawiProvince of Palo Province of San Fernando Province of Tuguegarao Province of Zamboanga Military Ordinariate Categories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Religious organizations established in 1955
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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