Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta
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Diocese of Urdaneta Dioecesis Urdanetensis Diosis na Urdaneta Diocesis ti Urdaneta | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Urdaneta | |
| 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 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 |
| 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 G. Magugat, DD: 22 Apr 1985 - 5 May 1990)
- Jesús Castro Galang, DD: 7 Dec 1991 - 6 Sep 2004
- Jacinto Agcaoili José, DD: 21 Sep 2005–present
Bishop/s from the Diocese of Urdaneta
- Marlo Mendoza Peralta, DD, current Archbishop of Nueva Segovia and Bishop-Emeritus of the Diocese of Alaminos from 2007 to 2014. He was one of the clergies of the Diocese of Urdaneta for twenty 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
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