Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan

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Diocese of Butuan

Dioecesis Butuanensis

Diyosesis hong Butuan
Diyosesis sa Butuan
Diyosesis ng Butuan
Catholic
Phils Agusan DN Butuan City St Joseph Cathedral.JPG
Butuan Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Butuan.svg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Territory Butuan, Agusan del Norte
Ecclesiastical province Cagayan de Oro
Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
Statistics
Area3,546.86 km2 (1,369.45 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
691,566
947,044 [1]  (79.4%)
Parishes53
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established20 March 1967
CathedralCathedral of Saint Joseph
Patron saint Joseph
Secular priests 87
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Cosme Almedilla
Metropolitan Archbishop José A. Cabantan
Vicar GeneralRev. Msgr. Guy Arnold L. Pineda, VG

The Diocese of Butuan (Lat: Dioecesis Butuanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

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History

The diocese was erected in 1967, through Pope Paul VI, separating from the Diocese of Surigao. The territory of the Diocese of Butuan contained the Province of Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte, and Carmelo Dominador Morelos was its first bishop. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.

On October 15, 2024, the new Diocese of Prosperidad was carved out of the Diocese of Butuan. The new diocese comprises the province of Agusan Del Sur. Pope Francis appointed Ruben C. Labajo, Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, as the first ordinary of the new diocese. [2]

Coat of arms

Vert, in between two pomegranates proper seeded Gules, supported, sculpted and leafed in two Or a bend wavy sinister Azure charged with a lily flower Argent. Vert symbolized Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. Pomegranates proper seeded inside the color Vert symbolized fertility. Color Azure is Agusan River. While Lily flower argent symbolized purity of St. Joseph the Patron of Butuan, and titular of the Diocese of Butuan.

Ordinaries

BishopPeriod in officeCoat of arms
1. Carmelo D.F. Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL4 April 1967 – 8 December 1994 Coat of arms of Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos as Bishop of Butuan.svg
2. Juan de Dios M. Pueblos, DD.27 November 1995 – 21 October 2017 Coat of arms of Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos.svg
3. Cosme Damian R. Almedilla, DD. 25 June 2019 – present Coat of arms of Cosme Damian Racines Almedilla with coat of arms of diocese of butuan.svg

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References

  1. "Butuan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  2. "Pope creates new Philippine diocese, names its first bishop". CBCPNews. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-10-15.

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