Cabanatuan diocese
| Cabanatuan diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Diocesan bishop | Sofronio Aguirre Bancud SSS |
| founding | 1963 |
| surface | 2,743 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,298,500 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,142,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 87.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 50 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 20,764 |
| Friars | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 39 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Nicolas of Tolentino |
| Website | www.dioceseofcabanatuan.org |
The Diocese of Cabanatuan ( lat. : Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Cabanatuan .
history
The diocese Cabanatuan was on February 16, 1963 by Pope John XXIII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Exterior Ecclesiae from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On February 16, 1984, the Diocese of Cabanatuan gave parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of San Jose .
The Cabanatuan diocese includes the province of Nueva Ecija .
In 2017/18 several Catholic priests were murdered in Nueva Ecija .
Bishops of Cabanatuan
- Mariano Gaviola y Garcés , 1963-1967
- Vicente Reyes , 1967-1983
- Ciceron Santa Maria Tumbocon , 1983–1990
- Sofio Guinto Balce , 1990-2004
- Sofronio Aguirre Bancud SSS , since 2004
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Cabanatuan - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes XXIII: Const. Apost. Exterior Ecclesiae , AAS 56 (1964), n.4, p. 243ff.
- ↑ "Catholic priest killed in Nueva Ecija" , Sun Star Manila from June 12, 2018 (English)
