Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued
Diocese of Bangued Dioecesis Banguedensis Diyosesis ti Bangued | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 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 2012) 274,000 221,968 (81%) |
| Parishes | 22 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 June 1955 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St James the Greater in Bangued, Abra |
| Patron saint | St. James the Great |
| Secular priests | 41 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Leopoldo Jaucian |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Marlo Mendoza Peralta |
| Vicar General | Pablo Nilo Peig |
| Bishops emeritus | Cesar C. Raval Bishop Emeritus of Bangued [1] |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the 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
- ^ "Diocese of Bangued". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
