Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan
Diocese of Cabanatuan Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis Diyosesis ng Cabanatuan | |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Southern Nueva Ecija (Aliaga, Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Gabaldon, Gapan, General Mamerto Natividad, General Tinio, Jaen, Laur, Palayan, Peñaranda, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Talavera, Zaragoza) |
Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
Metropolitan | Lingayen-Dagupan |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,743 km2 (1,059 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 1,285,000 1,046,000 (81.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 16 February 1963 |
Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Nicholas of Tolentino in Cabanatuan |
Patron Saints | St. Nicholas of Tolentino (Patron) La Virgen Divina Pastora (Patroness) |
Secular priests | 37 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sofronio Aguirre Bancud |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates Buenaventura Villegas |
Vicar General | Noel J. Jetajobe |
Judicial Vicar | Reynold H. Oliveros |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Latin: Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese comprises 16 towns of Nueva Ecija including the cities of Cabanatuan, Palayan, and Gapan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.[1]
The diocese was created on June 3, 1963 from the territory of Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. It was put under the patronage of St. Nicholas of Tolentino and the Virgin Mary under the title Divine Shepherdess (Divina Pastora) which is popularly venerated in Gapan City every May 1. The seat of the diocese is the St. Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedral in Cabanatuan City with a feast day of September 10.
The diocese lost territory in 1984 when the Diocese of San Jose was formed.
The current bishop of the diocese is Most Rev. Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD. He was appointed as auxiliary bishop on 2004 and installed as bishop on January 25, 2005.
Gallery of the Diocese of Cabanatuan[]
His Excellency, Most. Rev. Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD, the Bishop of Cabanatuan
The altar of the Cathedral-Parish of St. Nicholas of Tolentino
St. Nicholas of Tolentino New Cathedral (on-going construction) and Crypt
Maria Assumpta Seminary
College of the Immaculate Conception (Cabanatuan City)
Ordinaries[]
No | Name | In office | Coat of arms |
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1. | Mariano Gaviola, D.D. | (8 March 1963 – 31 May 1967) | |
2. | Vicente Posada Reyes, JCD, D.D. | (8 August 1967 – 7 April 1983) | |
3. | Ciceron M. Tumbocon, D.D. | (7 April 1983 – 11 November 1990) | |
4. | Sofio Balce, SThD, D.D. | (11 November 1990 – 25 June 2004) | |
5. | Sofronio Bancud, SSS, D.D. | (6 November 2004 – present) |
National Shrine of La Virgen Divina Pastora and Three Kings Parish in Gapan City, Home of the Biggest Pilgrimage in Central Luzon
Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Isidore the Worker in Talavera
Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora delas Saleras in Aliaga
Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. John the Baptist in Bibiclat, Aliaga, Home of Taong Putik Festival
Diocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and St. Augustine Parish in Jaen
Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Anthony of Abbot in San Antonio
St. Isidore the Farmer Parish and Shrine of Nuestra Señora dela Soledad in San Isidro
Shrine and Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, Apong Lourdes Shrine in Maligaya, Cabiao (under the administration of St. John Nepomucene Parish, Cabiao)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Dioceses in the Philippines - Diocese of Cabanatuan" Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. Retrieved on 2013-01-11.
External links[]
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Coordinates: 15°27′05″N 120°57′10″E / 15.4514°N 120.9529°E
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lingayen–Dagupan
- Christian organizations established in 1963
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Religion in Nueva Ecija
- Cabanatuan