Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman
Diocese of Catarman Dioecesis Catarmaniensis Diyosesis han Catarman | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Ecclesiastical province | Palo |
| Metropolitan | Palo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,498 km2 (1,351 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 520,000 380,000 (73.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 December 1974 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Catarman, Northern Samar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Emmanuel Celeste Trance |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John F. Du |
| Bishops emeritus | Angel T. Hobayan Bishop Emeritus (1975-2005) |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman (Lat: Dioecesis Catarmaniensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Erected in 1974, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palo.
The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes.
The current bishop is Emmanuel Trance,a priest from the Archdiocese of Jaro appointed in 1988.
Ordinaries
- Angel T. Hobayan (12 Dec 1974 Appointed - 10 Mar 2005 Retired)
- Emmanuel C. Trance (10 Mar 2005 Succeeded - present )
