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
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 Francis
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

BishopPeriod in OfficeCoat of Arms
1.Odilo EtspuelerAugust 20, 1956 – November 20, 1987 retired Coat of arms of Odilo Etspueler.svg
2. Cesar C. Raval

November 25, 1988 – January 18, 1992 resigned

Coat of arms of Cesar Castro Raval.svg
3. Artemio L. Rillera June 28, 1993 – April 1, 2005 appointed Bishop of San Fernando de La Union Coat of arms of Artemio Lomboy Rillera as Bishop of Bangued.svg
4. Leopoldo C. Jaucian January 5, 2007 – present Coat of arms of Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian.svg

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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