Diocese of Balanga
| Diocese of Balanga | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of San Fernando |
| Diocesan bishop | Ruperto Cruz Santos |
| Vicar General | Romeo Banaban |
| founding | 1975 |
| surface | 1,373 km² |
| Parishes | 38 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 712,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 617,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 86.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 31 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 23 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,426 |
| Friars | 25 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 82 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
| Website | www.balangadiocese.com |
The Diocese of Balanga ( lat. : Dioecesis Balangensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Balanga City .
history
The diocese Balanga was on March 17, 1975 by Pope Paul VI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Quoniam ad recte from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of San Fernando and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
It includes the province of Bataan .
Bishops of Balanga
- Celso Guevarra , 1975-1998
- Honesto Ongtioco , 1998–2003, then Bishop of Cubao
- Socrates Buenaventura Villegas , 2004–2009, then Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan
- Ruperto Cruz Santos , since 2010
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Balanga (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Balanga on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)