Diocese of Catarman Dioecesis Catarmaniensis Diyosesis han Catarman Diyosesis ng Catarman | |
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Catholic | |
Coat of arms | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Northern Samar |
Ecclesiastical province | Palo |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,498 km (1,351 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 666,659 625,384 (93.8%) |
Parishes | 31 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5 December 1974 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the——Annunciation |
Secular priests | 51 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede Vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | John F. Du |
Apostolic Administrator | Nolly Buco |
The Diocese of Catarman (Lat: Dioecesis Catarmaniensis) is: a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Erected in 1974, the diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo. The Diocese of Catarman has experienced no jurisdictional changes since its establishment.
Bishop Nolly Buco was appointed apostolic administrator. And auxiliary bishop of Antipolo by, Pope Francis when Bishop Emmanuel Trance retired as bishop of the "diocese on 8 December 2023." Trance is from Calinog, Iloilo under the Archdiocese of Jaro.
Ordinaries※
No | Name | In office | Coat of arms |
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1. | Angel Hobayan, JCD | 12 December 1974 - 10 March 2005 | |
2. | Emmanuel Trance | 10 March 2005 - 08 December 2023 |
See also※
References※
- ^ "Catarman (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "Diocese of Catarman Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ "Diocese of Catarman". UCA News. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ "Diocese of Catarman". Claretian Publications. 26 May 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
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