Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio

Diocese of Baguio [1] Dioecesis Baghiopolitana Diocesis ti Baguio Diócesis de Baguio
Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	City of Baguio and the Province of Benguet
Ecclesiastical province	Nueva Segovia
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
Statistics
Area	2,655 km2 (1,025 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2018) 776,640 563,890 (72.6%)
Parishes	30
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	July 6, 1992 (Apostolic Vicariate) June 24, 2004 (Diocese)
Cathedral	Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Atonement
Secular priests	44
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Victor Bendico, D.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Marlo Mendoza Peralta
Vicar General	Rev. Fr. Rosito Pedro, Jr.
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio (Latin: Dioecesis Baghiopolitana) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia on Luzon island in the Philippines.

Its see is Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral in Baguio, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region.

The Bishop of Baguio is Victor Bendico who was enthroned in 2017 to replace Emeritus Bishop Carlito "Otto" J. Cenzon on January 10, 2017.

History[]

The Coat of Arms of the then-Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Province

The Diocese is one of the oldest ecclesiastical territories in the Philippines. It was established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Mountain Provinces on July 15, 1932. The territory that the Diocese of Baguio now spans was split from the bishopric of Nueva Segovia.

On June 10, 1945, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Provinces (or Montagnosa), entitling it to a titular bishop. The prefecture received a papal visit from John Paul II in February 1981.

In 1992, the prefecture was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio, after ceding territories to form the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe and the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk.

On June 24, 2004, the prefecture became the Diocese of Baguio, losing its missionary pre-diocesan status and becoming a suffragan of its mother Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

Ordinaries and auxiliary episcopate[]

These ordinaries are all Latin Rite clergy, who are mostly members of missionary congregations.

Apostolic Prefect of Mountain Provinces

• Giuseppe Billiet, 1935–1947

Apostolic Vicars of Mountain Provinces

• William Brasseur, 1948–1981
• Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng, 1981–1987
  • Auxiliary Bishop Sebastian Acol Dalis, 1987–2000

Apostolic Vicars of Baguio

• Ernesto Antolin Salgado, 1987–2000
• Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, 2002–2004

Suffragan Bishops of Baguio

• Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, 2004–2017
• Victor Bendico, since January 10, 2017

See also[]

• Catholic Church in the Philippines
• List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
• Our Lady of Covadonga

References[]

Sources and external links[]

• GCatholic with incumbent biography links

Coordinates: 16°24′46″N 120°35′53″E / 16.4128°N 120.5980°E / 16.4128; 120.5980