Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman
Diocese of Catarman Dioecesis Catarmaniensis Diyosesis han Catarman | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Northern Samar |
Ecclesiastical province | Palo |
Metropolitan | Palo |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,498 km2 (1,351 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 520,000 380,000 (73.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 5 December 1974 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Catarman, Northern Samar |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | John F. Du |
Bishops emeritus | Angel Tec-i Hobayan Bishop Emeritus (1975-2005) |
Website | |
https://www.catarmandiocese.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman (Lat: Dioecesis Catarmaniensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.[1]
Erected in 1974, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palo and has experienced no jurisdictional changes since its establishment.[1][2]
The current bishop is , the diocese's coadjutor bishop before automatically succeeding Angel Hobayan due to the latter's retirement in 2005.[1][2] Trance hails from Calinog, Iloilo under the Archdiocese of Jaro.[3]
Ordinaries[]
No | Name | In office | Coat of arms |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Angel Tec-i Hobayan, JCD | 12 December 1974 - 10 March 2005 | |
2. | Emmanuel Celeste Trance | 10 March 2005 - present |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Diocese of Catarman Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "Diocese of Catarman". UCA News. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ "Diocese of Catarman". Claretian Publications. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
Coordinates: 12°29′56″N 124°38′13″E / 12.4988°N 124.6369°E
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Palo
- Religion in Northern Samar