Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta
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Diocese of Urdaneta Dioecesis Urdanetensis Diosis na Urdaneta Diocesis ti Urdaneta Diyosesis ng Urdaneta | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Eastern Pangasinan (Alcala, Asingan, Balungao, Binalonan, Natividad, Pozorrubio, Rosales, San Manuel, San Nicolas, San Quintin, Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Sison, Tayug, Umingan, Urdaneta, Villasis) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Metropolitan | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,616[1] km2 (624 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 703,000 594,670 (84.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 January 1985[2] |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of the Immaculate Conception |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jacinto Agcaoili Jose |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates B. Villegas |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (Latin: Dioecesis Urdanetensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1985 from the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.
Ordinaries
- Pedro de Guzman Magugat, DD: 22 Apr 1985 - 5 May 1990)[3]
- Jesús Castro Galang, DD: 7 Dec 1991 - 6 Sep 2004[4]
- Jacinto Agcaoili José, DD: 21 Sep 2005–present[5]
Affiliated Bishop/s from the Diocese of Urdaneta
- Marlo Mendoza Peralta, DD, current archbishop of Nueva Segovia and former bishop of the Diocese of Alaminos from 2007 to 2014. He was one of the clergies of the Diocese of Urdaneta for thirty years.
Educational institutions
- Divine Word College of Urdaneta - Urdaneta City
- Escuela de San Antonio - Rosales
- Holy Child Academy - Binalonan
- Holy Rood Academy - Alcala
- Immaculate Conception Catholic School - Umingan
- Mary Help of Christians Learning Center - Pozzorubio
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Academy - Sison
- Our Lady of the Lilies Academy - Urdaneta City
- Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic School - Sta. Maria
- St. Anthony Abbot Academy - Villasis
- St. Mary's Dominican School - San Manuel
- St. Paschal Catholic School - San Quintin
- St. Patrick Catholic School, Inc - Tayug
- St. Philomena's Academy - Pozorrubio
- St. Louis Bertrand School, Inc. - Asingan
See also
References
- ^ "Urdaneta (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Urdaneta Diocese | Diocese of Urdaneta Philippines | Ucanews". ucanews.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Pedro de Guzman Magugat [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Jesus Castro Galang [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Jacinto Agcaoili Jose [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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