Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong
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Diocese of Bayombong Dioecesis Bayombongensis Diyosesis ng Bayombong Diocesis ti Bayombong Diócesis de Bayombong | |
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![]() The Cathedral of Bayombong | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location | |
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Territory | Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino |
Ecclesiastical province | Tuguegarao |
Metropolitan | Tuguegarao |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,961 km2 (2,688 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 597,000 421,000 (70.5%) |
Parishes | 20 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Dominic of Guzman |
Patron saint | St. Dominic of Guzman (Patron) St. Vincent Ferrer (Secondary Patron) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao, STL, D.D. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Most Rev. Ricardo L. Baccay, D.D. |
Bishops emeritus | Most Rev. Ramon B. Villena, D.D. (1986-2016) |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong (Lat: Dioecesis Bayombongensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Its seat is the Bayombong Cathedral.
History[]
Erected in 1966, as the territorial prelature of Bayombong, the prelature was elevated to a full diocese in 1982. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.
After the resignation of Bishop Villena, In 2016, Pope Francis appointed Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD, Bishop of Cabanatuan as Apostolic Administrator while he selected a new bishop. On May 24, 2018, the Pope appointed Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao, DD, Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan as the Third Bishop of Diocese of Bayombong.
Ordinaries[]
- Albert Van Overbeke, C.I.C.M.: 18 Nov 1966 Appointed - 15 Sep 1986 Resigned
- Ramon B. Villena: 15 Sep 1986 Succeeded - 28 May 2016 Retired
- Sofronio Bancud, SSS (Apostolic Administrator): 28, May 2016 - 25, July 2018
- Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao, STL: 24 May 2018 Appointed - Present
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