Diocese of Ilagan

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Diocese of Ilagan

Dioecesis Ilaganensis

Diócesis ti Ilagan
Diyosesis ng Ilagan
Diócesis de Ilagán
Catholic
Saint Michael Cathedral, Gamu, Isabela.jpg
Gamu Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Ilagan.svg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Territory Isabela
Ecclesiastical province Tuguegarao
Metropolitan Tuguegarao
Statistics
Area12,556 km2 (4,848 sq mi) [1]
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 1,741,750
  • 1,368,520 [2]  (78.6%)
Parishes38 [1]
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established31 January 1970
Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel (Gamu)
Co-cathedral Saint Ferdinand Parish Church (Ilagan; former cathedral)
Titular patrons
Secular priests 38 [1]
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop Ricardo Baccay
Apostolic Administrator David William Antonio
Vicar GeneralEdmundo "June" Castaneda
The former coat of arms of the Diocese of Ilagan, featuring a crown (now removed) and sword for St. Ferdinand the King. Coat of arms of the Diocese of Ilagan (original).svg
The former coat of arms of the Diocese of Ilagan, featuring a crown (now removed) and sword for St. Ferdinand the King.

The Diocese of Ilagan (Lat: Dioecesis Ilaganensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It was erected on 31 January 1970 from territory of the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuguegarao and it covers the entire civil Province of Isabela. [1] It is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. [1]

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The diocese has had no jurisdictional changes. The seat of the diocese used to be located in Saint Ferdinand Parish Church in Ilagan City before being transferred to the Gamu Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel) in Gamu, Isabela, in 2013. [3]

David William V. Antonio was installed as the fifth Bishop of Ilagan on February 12, 2019. [4]

Ordinaries

NoNameIn officeCoat of arms
1.Francisco Cruces(4 March 1970 – 22 August 1973) Coat of arms of Francisco Raval Cruces (Ilagan).svg
2. Miguel Purugganan (21 January 1974 – 26 July 1999) Coat of arms of Miguel Gatan Purugganan as Bishop of Ilagan.svg
3. Sergio Utleg (26 July 1999 – 13 November 2006) Coat of arms of Sergio Lasam Utleg as Bishop of Ilagan.svg
4. Joseph Amangi Nacua (10 June 2008 – 25 February 2017) Coat of arms of Joseph Amangi Nacua.svg
5. David William Antonio (12 February 2019 – 04 November 2025) Coat of arms of David William Valencia Antonio as Bishop of Ilagan.svg

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ilagan (Latin (or Roman) Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ilagan (Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  3. ↑ Darang, Josephine (September 22, 2013). "Pope Francis transfers episcopal seat of Diocese of Ilagan to Gamu, Isabela". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ Lagarde, Roy (February 15, 2019). "Bishop Antonio takes possession of northern diocese". CBCPNews. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

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