Diocese of Urdaneta
| Diocese of Urdaneta | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Diocesan bishop | Jacinto Agcaoili Jose |
| Vicar General | Lazaro Hortaleza |
| founding | 1985 |
| surface | 1,616 km² |
| Parishes | 27 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 818,783 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 747.560 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 91.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 39 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 16,251 |
| Friars | 29 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 68 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net |
The Diocese of Urdaneta ( lat. : Dioecesis Urdanetensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Urdaneta .
history
The diocese of Urdaneta was established on January 12, 1985 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Non raro catholicorum from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
It covers the eastern part of Pangasinan Province .
Bishops of Urdaneta
- Pedro Magugat MSC , 1985-1990
- Jesus Castro Galang , 1991-2004
- Jacinto Agcaoili Jose , since 2005
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Urdaneta (English)
- Entry on Diocese of Urdaneta on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Non raro catholicorum , AAS 77 (1985), n.8, p. 705ff.