Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union
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Diocese of San Fernando de La Unión Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione Diyosesis ng San Fernando de La Union Diócesis de San Fernando de La Unión | |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | La Union |
Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,493 km2 (576 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 760,000 654,000 (86.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 19 January 1970 |
Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. William the Hermit |
Patron saint | St. William the Hermit |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Daniel Oca Presto |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates B. Villegas |
Bishops emeritus | Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran |
Website | |
dioceseofcabanatuan.org |
The Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Latin: Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1970 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.[1] It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.
Ordinaries[]
No. | Name | From | Until | Coat of Arms | |
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1 | Victorino Cristobal Ligot | 6 Feb. 1970 | 18 Sept. 1980 | ||
2 | Salvador Lazo Lazo | 20 Jan. 1981 | 28 May 1993 | ||
3 | Antonio Realubin Tobias | 28 May 1993 | 25 Nov. 2003 | ||
4 | Artemio Lomboy Rillera, SVD | 1 Apr. 2005 | 13 Nov. 2011 | ||
Sede Vacante - Apostolic Administrator | Socrates B. Villegas, DD | 13 Nov. 2011 | 19 Jan. 2013 | ||
5 | Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran | 30 Oct. 2012 | 17 Jun. 2017 | ||
Sede Vacante - Apostolic Administrator | Victor B. Bendico, DD | 17 June 2017 | 02 Aug. 2018 | ||
6 | Daniel Oca Presto | 9 May 2018 | present |
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lingayen–Dagupan
- Christian organizations established in 1970
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Religion in La Union
- San Fernando, La Union