Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan
Diocese of Butuan Dioecesis Butuanensis Diyosesis hong Butuan | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St Joseph in Butuan | |
| File:Diocese of Butuan Seal.jpg Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Butuan City, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cagayan de Oro |
| Metropolitan | Cagayan de Oro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,276 km2 (4,354 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 1,441,000 1,136,000 (78.8%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 March 1967 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Butuan |
| Patron of the Universal Church | Saint Joseph |
| Secular priests | 109 [1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Antonio Ledesma, DD |
| Vicar General | Msgr. Marcelino J. Caldoza, VG, STL |
| Bishops emeritus | Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL Bishop of the Diocese (1967-1994) |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan (Lat: Dioecesis Butuanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Erected in 1967, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
Ordinaries
| Bishop | Period in Office | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carmelo D.F. Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL | 4 April 1967 - 8 December 1994 |
| 2. | Juan de Dios M. Pueblos, DD. | 27 November 1995 - 21 October 2017-Died |
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
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