Bangued diocese
| Bangued diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia |
| Diocesan bishop | Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian SVD |
| Vicar General | Pablo Nilo Peig |
| founding | 1955 |
| surface | 3,975 km² |
| Parishes | 22 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 274,953 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 236.031 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 85.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 30 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 11 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,757 |
| Friars | 12 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 6 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. James Major |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued ( lat. : Dioecesis Banguedensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Bangued .
history
The diocese Bangued was on June 12, 1955 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Cum misericos from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia as territorial prelature Bangued . The territorial prelature Bangued was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia as a suffragan . On November 15, 1982, the territorial prelature Bangued was raised to a diocese by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Cum Decessores .
The diocese of Bangued includes the province of Abra .
Ordinaries
Prelates of Bangued
- Odilo Etspueler SVD , 1956–1982
Bishops of Bangued
- Odilo Etspueler SVD, 1982–1987
- Cesar Raval SVD, 1988-1992
- Artemio Lomboy Rillera SVD, 1993–2005, then Bishop of San Fernando de La Union
- Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian SVD, since 2007
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Entry on the diocese of Bangued on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)