Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union

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Diocese of San Fernando de La Unión

Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione

Diócesis ti San Fernando de La Union
Diyosesis ng San Fernando de La Union
Diócesis de San Fernando de La Unión
Catholic
Cathedral of Saint William the Hermit LU (Gomez Street, San Fernando, La Union; 02-24-2023).jpg
Diocese of San Fernando Coat of Arms.svg
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
Territory La Union
Ecclesiastical province Lingayen-Dagupan
Metropolitan Lingayen-Dagupan
Coordinates 16°36′57″N120°19′03″E / 16.61576°N 120.31752°E / 16.61576; 120.31752
Statistics
Area1,493 km2 (576 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
853,600
730,300 [1]  (85.6%)
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established19 January 1970
Cathedral Cathedral-Parish of St. William the Hermit
Patron saint William the Hermit
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopDaniel Oca Presto
Metropolitan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas
Website
dioceseofcabanatuan.org

The Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Latin : Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1970 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. [2] It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.

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Ordinaries

No.NameFromUntilCoat of Arms
1Victorino Cristobal Ligot6 Feb. 197018 Sept. 1980 Coat of arms of Victorino Cristobal Ligot.svg
2 Bishop Salvador L. Lazo.jpg Salvador Lazo Lazo 20 Jan. 198128 May 1993 Coat of arms of Salvador Lazo Lazo.svg
3 JfTobias0431Bishopfvf 02.JPG Antonio Realubin Tobias28 May 199325 Nov. 2003 Coat of arms of Antonio Realubin Tobias as Bishop of San Fernando de La Union.svg
4 Artemio Lomboy Rillera, SVD1 Apr. 200513 Nov. 2011 Coat of arms of Artemio Lomboy Rillera as Bishop of San Fernando de La Union.svg
Sede Vacante - Apostolic Administrator Socrates B. Villegas, DD13 Nov. 201119 Jan. 2013
5 Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran 19 Jan. 201317 Jun. 2017 Coat of arms of Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran as Bishop of San Fernando de La Union.svg
Sede Vacante - Apostolic AdministratorVictor B. Bendico, DD17 June 201702 Aug. 2018
6Daniel Oca Presto2 Aug. 2018present Coat of Arms of Daniel Presto.svg

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References

  1. "San Fernando de La Union(Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. Catholic-Hierarchy