Diocese of Laoag
| Diocese of Laoag | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia |
| Diocesan bishop | Renato Pine Mayugba |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 3,386 km² |
| Parishes | 29 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 748,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 497,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 66.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 42 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,036 |
| Friars | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 73 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. William the Hermit |
| Website | http://www.cbcponline.net/jurisdictions/laoag.html |
The Diocese of Laoag ( lat. : Dioecesis Laoagensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Laoag . It includes the province of Ilocos Norte .
history
Pope John XXIII founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Novae Segobiae on June 5, 1961 from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Laoag
- Antonio Lloren Mabutas (June 5, 1961 - July 25, 1970, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Davao )
- Rafael Montiano Lim (February 12, 1971 - January 26, 1978, then Bishop of Boac)
- Edmundo Abaya (December 11, 1978 - May 22, 1999, then Archbishop of Nueva Segovia )
- Ernesto Antolin Salgado (December 7, 2000 - February 12, 2005, then Archbishop of Nueva Segovia)
- Sergio Lasam Utleg (November 13, 2006 - June 15, 2011, then Archbishop of Tuguegarao )
- Renato Pine Mayugba (since October 12, 2012)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1970 | 151,346 | 345.713 | 43.8 | 40 | 36 | 4th | 3,783 | 5 | 42 | 22nd | |
| 1980 | 298,807 | 393,892 | 75.9 | 32 | 26th | 6th | 9,337 | 6th | 35 | 22nd | |
| 1990 | 371.026 | 573.053 | 64.7 | 40 | 32 | 8th | 9,275 | 17th | 70 | 22nd | |
| 1999 | 426,554 | 637.291 | 66.9 | 43 | 39 | 4th | 9,919 | 7th | 101 | 22nd | |
| 2000 | 434,635 | 646.093 | 67.3 | 47 | 43 | 4th | 9,247 | 7th | 99 | 23 | |
| 2001 | 441.022 | 658.454 | 67.0 | 44 | 40 | 4th | 10,023 | 5 | 101 | 23 | |
| 2002 | 441.022 | 658.454 | 67.0 | 68 | 63 | 5 | 6,485 | 9 | 89 | 23 | |
| 2003 | 322.425 | 531.509 | 60.7 | 50 | 44 | 6th | 6,448 | 6th | 66 | 23 | |
| 2004 | 441.022 | 658.454 | 67.0 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 9,000 | 7th | 95 | 27 | |
| 2013 | 472,551 | 710.386 | 66.5 | 55 | 46 | 9 | 8,591 | 10 | 70 | 29 | |
See also
Web links
- Entry about the diocese of Laoag on Giga-Catholic (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Laoag on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)