Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued

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Diocese of Bangued

Dioecesis Banguedensis

Diocesis ti Bangued
Diyosesis ng Bangued
Catholic
Bangued Cathedral 2018-01.jpg
Bangued Cathedral
Diocese of Bangued coat of arms.svg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Territory Abra
Ecclesiastical province Nueva Segovia
Statistics
Area3,975 km2 (1,535 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 271,081
  • 225,637 [1]  (83.2%)
Parishes24
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
EstablishedJune 12, 1955 (Territorial Prelature)
November 15, 1982 (Diocese)
Cathedral Cathedral of St James the Elder
Patron saint James the Great
Secular priests 25
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian
Metropolitan Archbishop Marlo Mendoza Peralta
Vicar GeneralPablo Nilo Peig

The Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical province or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. [2]

Contents

The current bishop is Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, appointed in 2007.

History

Coat of arms

The pilgrim's staff and the two scallops are the most popular symbols of Saint James the Great, the titular of the cathedral. The blue (azure) wavy pale represents the Abra River. The mountains and green (vert) fields represent the mountainous province of Abra. [3]

Ordinaries

Ordinaries of the Diocese of Bangued
No.PortraitNameCoat of ArmsFromUntilDurationNotes
Prelates of Bangued (August 20, 1956 – November 15, 1982)
1 Coat of arms of the Diocese of Bangued (before 1993).svg Odilo Etspueler, S.V.D.
1912–1995		 Coat of arms of Odilo Etspueler.svg 20 Aug 195615 Nov 198226 years, 2 months, 26 daysFirst Prelate of Bangued; later elevated as bishop.
Bishops of Bangued (November 15, 1982 – present)
1 Coat of arms of the Diocese of Bangued (before 1993).svg Odilo Etspueler, S.V.D.
1912–1995		 Coat of arms of Odilo Etspueler.svg 15 Nov 198220 Nov 19875 years, 5 daysElevated as first bishop of Bangued upon its promotion from territorial prelature.
2 Coat of arms of the Diocese of Bangued (before 1993).svg Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D.
1924–2017		 Coat of arms of Cesar Castro Raval.svg 25 Nov 198818 Jan 19923 years, 1 month, 24 daysRetired.
3 Diocese of Bangued coat of arms.svg Artemio L. Rillera, S.V.D.
1942–2011		 Coat of arms of Artemio Lomboy Rillera as Bishop of Bangued.svg 28 Jun 19931 Apr 200511 years, 9 months, 4 daysAppointed Bishop of San Fernando de La Union.
4 Diocese of Bangued coat of arms.svg Leopoldo C. Jaucian, S.V.D.
1960–		 Coat of arms of Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian.svg 5 Jan 2007IncumbentongoingCurrent bishop of Bangued.

Auxiliary Bishop

Auxiliary Bishops of the Diocese of Bangued
No.PortraitNameCoat of ArmsFromUntilDurationNotes
1 Diocese of Bangued coat of arms.svg Cesar Castro Raval, S.V.D.
1924–2017		 Coat of arms of Cesar Castro Raval as Auxiliary Bishop of Bangued.svg 15 Dec 198125 Nov 19886 years, 11 months, 10 daysLater appointed as Bishop of Bangued.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bangued (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Bangued". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Madriaga, Mariano (1957). "The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part II. The Suffragan Sees in the Luzon Area". Philippine Studies. 5 (4): 420–430. JSTOR   42719342 . Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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