Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio
| Diocese of Baguio [1] Dioecesis Baghiopolitanus Diyosesis ti Baguio |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | City of Baguio, and the Province of Benguet |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nueva Segovia |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,655 km2 (1,025 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 621,000 416,000 (67%) |
| Parishes | 26 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1992 July 06 (Apostolic Vicariate), 2004 June 24 (Diocese) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Atonement |
| Secular priests | Diocesan: 41; Religious: 6 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Carlito J. Cenzon, CICM, D.D., Bishop of Baguio |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ernesto Antolin Salgado, D.D., Archbishop of Nueva Segovia |
| Vicars General | Rev. Fr. Andres M. Cosalan Jr., V.G. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio (Latin: Dioecesis Baghiopolitanus) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
The diocese of Baguio is one of the older ecclesiastical territories in the Philippines.
Originally erected as the apostolic prefecture of Mountain Provinces in 1932, in 1945, the prefecture was elevated to an apostolic vicariate.
In 1992, the vicariate was subdivided to form the apostolic vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe, and the apostolic vicariate of Tabuk, as well as having its name changed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio.
Finally, in 2004, the vicariate was elevated to a full diocese, and became a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
The current bishop is Carlito J. Cenzon, appointed in 2002.
[edit] Ordinaries
- Giuseppe Billiet, C.I.C.M. † (15 Nov 1935 Appointed - 1947 Died)
- William Brasseur, C.I.C.M. † (10 Jun 1948 Appointed - 7 Nov 1981 Retired)
- Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng † (7 Nov 1981 Succeeded - 18 Dec 1987 Resigned)
- Ernesto Antolin Salgado (18 Dec 1987 Succeeded - 7 Dec 2000 Appointed, Bishop of Laoag)
- Carlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M. (25 Jan 2002 Appointed - )
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