Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued

Diocese of Bangued Dioecesis Banguedensis Diocesis ti Bangued Diyosesis ng Bangued
Catholic
Bangued Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Abra
Ecclesiastical province	Nueva Segovia
Statistics
Area	3,975 km2 (1,535 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 271,081 225,637 [1]  (83.2%)
Parishes	24
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 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 General	Pablo 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]

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

History

• June 12, 1955: Established as territorial prelature
• November 15, 1982: Promoted to diocese and became suffragan to the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

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

Bishop		Period in Office	Coat of Arms
1.	Odilo Etspueler	August 20, 1956 – November 20, 1987 retired
2.	Cesar C. Raval	November 25, 1988 – January 18, 1992 resigned
3.	Artemio L. Rillera	June 28, 1993 – April 1, 2005 appointed Bishop of San Fernando de La Union
4.	Leopoldo C. Jaucian	January 5, 2007 – present

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines
• List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines

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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