Diocese of Ipil
| Diocese of Ipil | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Zamboanga |
| Diocesan bishop | Julius Sullan Tonel |
| Vicar General | Domingo Macalam SJ |
| founding | 1979 |
| surface | 4,850 km² |
| Parishes | 22 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 674,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 538,512 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 79.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 12,524 |
| Friars | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 37 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net |
The Diocese of Ipil ( lat. : Dioecesis Ipilensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Ipil .
history
The diocese of Ipil was established on December 24, 1979 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Rerum usu docti from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Zamboanga as the territorial prelature of Ipil . The territorial prelature Ipil was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Zamboanga as a suffragan . On May 1, 2010 the territorial prelature Ipil was by Pope Benedict XVI. raised with the Apostolic Constitution Quandoquidem Praelatura to the diocese.
The diocese of Ipil includes the province of Zamboanga Sibugay .
Ordinaries
Prelates of Ipil
- Federico O. Escaler SJ , 1980-1997
- Antonio Javellana Ledesma SJ, 1997-2006, then Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
- Julius Sullan Tonel , 2007-2010
Bishops of Ipil
- Julius Sullan Tonel, since 2010
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Ipil (English)
- Entry on the diocese of Ipil on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)