Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk

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Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk

Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis [1]

Apostoliko Vicariato ti Tabuk
Catholic
Coat of arms of the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk.svg
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
Territory Kalinga and Apayao [1]
Ecclesiastical province Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area6,471 km2 (2,498 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 499,800
  • 375,000 [2]  (75%)
Parishes21 [1]
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established6 Jul 1992 [1]
Cathedral Cathedral of Saint William the Hermit
Patron saintWilliam the Hermit [1]
Secular priests 25 [1]
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Vicar ApostolicSede Vacante

The Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk is a Latin Church ecclesiastical missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines covering the provinces of Kalinga and Apayao in northern Luzon.

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It is exempt (directly subject to the Holy See) and not part of any ecclesiastical province, yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation usually grouped with the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. It also has a working partnership with the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe and the Diocese of Baguio, both in the Cordilleras, to coordinate Catholic missions among the Igorot tribes.

Its cathedral is the Saint William's Cathedral, in Tabuk, Kalinga.

History

Established on 6 July 1992 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution, Philippinarum Insularum fideles, [3] on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Provinces (now diocese of Baguio). [1]

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Tabuk

No.PictureNameFromUntilCoat of arms
1 Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, CICM†6 Jul 199225 Jan 2002

appointed as Bishop of Baguio

Coat of arms of Carlito Joaquin Cenzon.svg
2 Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., CICM16 Apr 20038 Dec 2024

appointed as Bishop of Cabanatuan

Coat of arms of Prudencio Andaya Jr. (Tabuk).svg

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk". Claretian Publications. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "AV of Tabuk 2021 stats updated". gcatholic.
  3. ↑ Pope Jon Paul II, Apostolic Constitution creating the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk Philippinarum Insularum fideles (6 July 1992), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993), pp. 8-9. Novus constituitur Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis appellandus.
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