Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan
Diocese of Ilagan Dioecesis Ilaganensis Diyosesis ng Ilagan Diócesis de Ilagán | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Isabela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tuguegarao |
| Metropolitan | Tuguegarao |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,556 km2 (4,848 sq mi)[1] |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2016[1]) 1,557,000[1] 1,247,000[1] (80.1[1]%) |
| Parishes | 39[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 31 January 1970 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel in Gamu, Isabela |
| Co-cathedral | Saint Ferdinand Parish Church in Ilagan City, Isabela (former Cathedral of the Diocese) |
| Patron saint | Saint Ferdinand of Castile, Our Lady of the Visitation of Guibang, and Saint Michael the Archangel |
| Secular priests | 46 (38 diocesan, 8 from religious orders, as of 2017 from Catholic Directory)[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Most Rev. David William V. Antonio, S.Th.D., D.D. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Most Rev. Ricardo L. Baccay, D.D. |
| Vicar General | Msgr. Edmundo "June" Castaneda, VG |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap., D.D. (resigned on February 25, 2017) |
| Website | |
| Official website[dead link] | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan (Lat: Dioecesis Ilaganensis) is a Diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It was erected on 31 January 1970 from territory of the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuguegarao and it covers the entire civil Province of Isabela.[1] It is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.[1]
The Diocese has had no jurisdictional changes. The seat of the Diocese used to be located in Saint Ferdinand Parish Church in Ilagan City before being transferred to the Gamu Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel) in Gamu, Isabela, in 2013.[2]
David William V. Antonio, S.Th.D., D.D. was installed as the fifth Bishop of Ilagan on February 12, 2019.[3]
Ordinaries[]
| No | Name | In office | Coat of arms |
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| 1. | Francisco Cruces | (4 March 1970 – 22 August 1973) | 
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| 2. | Miguel Purugganan | ((21 January 1974 – 26 July 1999) | 
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| 3. | Sergio Utleg | (26 July 1999 – 13 November 2006) | 
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| 4. | Joseph Nacua, OFM. Cap. | (10 June 2008 – 25 February 2017) | 
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| 5. | David William Antonio, SThD | (12 February 2019 – present) | 
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ilagan (Latin (or Roman) Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Darang, Josephine (September 22, 2013). "Pope Francis transfers episcopal seat of Diocese of Ilagan to Gamu, Isabela". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Lagarde, Roy (February 15, 2019). "Bishop Antonio takes possession of northern diocese". CBCPNews. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
Listed according by ecclesiastical province with the metropolitan archdioceses in yellow and their suffragan dioceses in white | |
| Nueva Segovia | |
| Tuguegarao | |
| Lingayen-Dagupan | |
| San Fernando | |
| Manila | |
| Lipa | |
| Caceres | |
| Capiz | |
| Cebu | |
| Palo | |
| Jaro | |
| Cagayan de Oro | |
| Ozamiz | |
| Zamboanga | |
| Cotabato | |
| Davao | |
| Apostolic Vicariates | |
| Military ordinariate | |
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Coordinates: 17°08′56″N 121°53′21″E / 17.1490°N 121.8891°E
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tuguegarao
- Religion in Isabela (province)
- Ilagan