Territorial prelature of Batanes
Territorial prelature of Batanes | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Philippines |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tuguegarao |
prelate | Danilo Ulep |
founding | 1950 |
surface | 784 km² |
Parishes | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 17,246 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 15,496 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 89.9% |
Diocesan priest | 11 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,409 |
Religious sisters | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
Website | http://www.cbcponline.net/batanes/ |
The Territorial Prelature Batanes ( Latin : Praelatura Territorialis Batanensis ) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature based in Batanes in the Philippines .