Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued
Latin Catholic diocese in the Philippines
Diocese of Bangued
Dioecesis Banguedensis
Diocesis ti Bangued
Diyosesis ng Bangued |
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Location | |
Country |
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Territory | Abra |
Ecclesiastical province | Nueva Segovia |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,975 km 2 (1,535 sq mi) |
Population
- Total - Catholics |
(as of 2020)
275,749 228,940 (83.0%) |
Parishes | 24 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established |
June 12, 1955
(Territorial Prelature)
November 15, 1982 (Diocese) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St James the Elder |
Patron saint | James the Great |
Secular priests | 25 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Leopoldo Jaucian |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Marlo Mendoza Peralta |
Vicar General | Pablo Nilo Peig |
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The Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical province or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines . [1]
The current bishop is Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian , appointed in 2007.
History
- June 12, 1955: Established as territorial prelature
- November 15, 1982: Promoted to diocese and became suffragan to the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia .
Coat of arms
The pilgrim's staff and the two scallops are the most popular symbols of Saint James the Great , the titular of the cathedral . The blue wavy pale represents the Abra River . The mountains and green fields represent the mountainous province of Abra . [2]
Ordinaries
Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | |
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1. | Odilo Etspueler, S.V.D. , D.D. | August 20, 1956 – November 20, 1987 retired |
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2. | Cesar C. Raval , S.V.D. , D.D. |
November 25, 1988 – January 18, 1992 resigned |
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3. | Artemio L. Rillera , S.V.D , D.D. | June 28, 1993 – April 1, 2005 appointed Bishop of San Fernando de La Union |
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4. | Leopoldo C. Jaucian , S.V.D , D.D. | January 5, 2007 – present |
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See also
References
- ↑ "Diocese of Bangued" . Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney . Retrieved 21 January 2015 .
- ↑ Madriaga, Mariano (1957). "The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part II. The Suffragan Sees in the Luzon Area" . Philippine Studies . 5 (4): 420–430. JSTOR 42719342 . Retrieved 7 June 2021 .
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