Diocese of San Fernando de La Union
| Diocese of San Fernando de La Union | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Diocesan bishop | Daniel Presto |
| founding | 19th January 1970 |
| surface | 1,493 km² |
| Parishes | 28 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 855.690 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 739.830 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 86.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 37 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 11 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 15,413 |
| Friars | 11 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 105 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. William the Hermit |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union ( lat. : Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana from Unione ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese , based in San Fernando de La Union .
history
The diocese of San Fernando de La Union was founded on January 19, 1970 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui disponente from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan as a suffragan .
It includes the province of La Union .
Bishops of San Fernando de La Union
- Victorino Cristobal Ligot , 1970–1980
- Salvador Lazo y Lazo , 1981-1993
- Antonio Realubin Tobias , 1993–2003, then Bishop of Novaliches
- Artemio Lomboy Rillera SVD , 2005–2011
- Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran , 2012–2017
- Daniel Presto , since 2018
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of San Fernando de La Union - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Qui disponente , AAS 62 (1970), n.11, p. 754f.
