Diocese of Baguio
Diocese of Baguio | |
Basic data | |
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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 .
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 .