Diocese of Baguio

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Diocese of Baguio
Basic data
Country Philippines
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
Diocesan bishop Victor Bendico
founding 1932
surface 2,655 km²
Parishes 29 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Residents 740,000 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics 537,000 (2015 / AP 2016 )
proportion of 72.6%
Diocesan priest 41 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious priest 43 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics per priest 6,393
Friars 170 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious sisters 146 (2015 / AP 2016 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Filipino
English
cathedral Baguio Cathedral
Website http://dioceseofbaguio.com/

The Diocese of Baguio ( Latin : Dioecesis Baghiopolitana ) in the Philippines is a Roman Catholic diocese .

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The diocese was established on June 24, 2004 by Pope John Paul II from the Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia (Philippines) as a suffragan . The previous titular bishop of Scebatiana and Apostolic Vicar of Baguio, Carlito Cenzon CICM, was appointed first bishop . Victor Bendico has been his successor since 2016 .

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