Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued

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Diocese of Bangued Dioecesis Banguedensis Diocesis ti Bangued
Bangued Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Abra
Ecclesiastical province	Nueva Segovia
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
Statistics
Area	3,975 km2 (1,535 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2018) 275,749 238,820 (86.6%)
Parishes	24
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
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 in Bangued, Abra
Patron saint	St. James the Great
Secular priests	30
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Leopoldo Jaucian
Metropolitan Archbishop	Marlo Mendoza Peralta
Vicar General	Pablo Nilo Peig

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.^[1]

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 wavy pale represents the Abra River. The mountains and green fields represent the mountainous province of Abra.^[2]

Leadership[]

• Diocesan Bishops (until November 15, 1982 – Prelates, Roman rite)
  • Bishop , S.V.D. (August 20, 1956 – November 20, 1987), until February 18, 1978, as titular bishop of Fata
    • Auxiliary Bishop Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D. (December 15, 1981 – November 25, 1988), titular bishop of Cerbali
  • Bishop Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D. (November 25, 1988 – January 18, 1992)
  • Bishop Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. (June 28, 1993 – April 1, 2005)
  • Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian, S.V.D. (January 5, 2007 – present)

See also[]

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

References[]

Coordinates: 17°35′45″N 120°37′01″E / 17.5957°N 120.6170°E / 17.5957; 120.6170