Bishopric of Butuan
| Bishopric of Butuan | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro |
| Diocesan bishop | Cosme Almedilla |
| founding | 1967 |
| surface | 11,276 km² |
| Parishes | 52 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,518,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 1,196,000 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 78.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 80 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 27 (31.12.2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,178 |
| Friars | 68 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 100 (December 31, 2015 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net |
The Diocese of Butuan ( lat. : Dioecesis Butuanensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Butuan City .
history
The diocese of Butuan was on March 20, 1967 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Eodem officio from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Surigao and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro as a suffragan .
It includes the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur .
Bishops of Butuan
- Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos , 1967–1994, then Archbishop of Zamboanga
- Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos , 1995-2017
- Cosme Almedilla , since 2019
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Eodem officio , AAS 59 (1967), n.16, pp. 1027f.