Bayombong diocese
| Bayombong diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tuguegarao |
| Diocesan bishop | Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Ramon B. Villena |
| surface | 6,961 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 998.253 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 560,359 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 56.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 24 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 16,981 |
| Friars | 9 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 37 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Dominic |
| Website | http://www.cbcponline.net/jurisdictions/bayombong.html |
The diocese of Bayombong ( lat . : Dioecesis Bayombongensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the middle of the island of Luzon in the Philippines , with its seat in Bayombong . It includes the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino .
history
Pope Paul VI founded the territorial prelature Bayombong with the Apostolic Constitution Patris instar on November 7, 1966 from cession of territory of the diocese of Tuguegarao and it was subordinated to the archdiocese of Nueva Segovia as a suffragan diocese.
On September 21, 1974, it became part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao . With the Apostolic Constitution Cum Decessores it was elevated to a diocese on November 15, 1982.
Ordinaries
Bayombong prelate
- Albert van Overbeke CICM (November 18, 1966 - November 15, 1982)
Bishops of Bayombong
- Albert van Overbeke CICM (November 15, 1982 - September 15, 1986)
- Ramon B. Villena (September 15, 1986 - May 28, 2016)
- Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao (since May 24, 2018)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Bayombong on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Bayombong on gcatholic.org (English)