Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba

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Diocese of Iba Dioecesis Ibanae Diyosesis ng Iba Diocesis ti Iba
St. Augustine of Hippo Cathedral-Parish
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Zambales and Olongapo City
Ecclesiastical province	San Fernando
Metropolitan	San Fernando
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 November 1982
Cathedral	St. Augustine of Hippo Cathedral-Parish
Patron saint	Saint Augustine
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	, STL, D.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Florentino Lavarias, D.D.
Vicar General	Rev. Fr. Ernesto C. Raymundo

Diocese of Iba

The Diocese of Iba (Lat: Dioecesis Ibanae) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

The diocese began on 12 June 1955 as a territorial prelature from territory in the dioceses of San Fernando, Pampanga, and of Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan and was elevated to a diocese on 15 November 1982.^[1] The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Fernando in Pampanga.

On 17 February 2018, Rev. Msgr. Bartolome G. Santos Jr., the vicar general of the Diocese of Malolos and rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima was designated as the new Bishop replacing Florentino G. Lavarias D.D. who vacated the post after his installation as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga. The latter also served as a co-consecrator for Bishop Bart's ordination alongside Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle who served as principal consecrator and the late Malolos Bishop Jose F. Oliveros, and as installing prelate during his installation.

St. Augustine of Hippo Cathedral-Parish

Coat of Arms[]

The transfixed flaming heart is the symbol of Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Doctor of the Church, who is the titular of the cathedral. The bezants represent the great wealth found in the Zambales mountains which cover the territory of the diocese.^[2]

Ordinaries[]

• Henry Byrne, DD: 20 Aug 1956 - 16 Jul 1983
• Paciano B. Aniceto, DD: 20 Oct 1983 - 31 Jan 1989
• Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr., DD: - 27 Dec 1989 - 28 Jun 2003
• Florentino G. Lavarias, DD: 21 Jun 2004 - 26 Oct 2014
• Rev. Fr. Daniel Presto (Administrator): 26 Oct 2014 - 25 May 2018

• Bartolome G. Santos, Jr., STL, DD: 17 Feb 2018–present

Priests from the Diocese of Iba who became bishops[]

• Daniel O. Presto, D.D.,. 6th Bishop of the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union.
• Teodoro Bacani, D.D, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Novaliches.

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Diocese of Iba page on the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines website
• Diocese of Iba Facebook Page

Coordinates: 15°19′34″N 119°58′47″E / 15.3262°N 119.9798°E / 15.3262; 119.9798