Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba
Diocese of Iba Dioecesis Ibanae Diyosesis ng Iba | |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Zambales province and Olongapo City |
Ecclesiastical province | San Fernando |
Metropolitan | San Fernando |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,642 km2 (1,406 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 695,138[1] 556,110[1] (80[1]%) |
Parishes | 22[1] |
Schools | 37 [2] |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | Prelature: 12 June 1955; Elevated: 15 November 1982[2] |
Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Augustine |
Patron saint | St. Augustine |
Secular priests | 40 (2006)[1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Bartolome Gaspar Santos, Jr. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Florentino Lavarias |
Vicar General | Crisostomo A. Cacho |
The Roman Catholic 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.
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 Most Rev. Florentino G. Lavarias D.D. who vacated the post after his appointment as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Ordinaries
- Henry Byrne: 20 Aug 1956 - 16 Jul 1983
- Paciano B. Aniceto: 20 Oct 1983 - 31 Jan 1989
- Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr.: - 27 Dec 1989 - 28 Jun 2003
- Florentino G. Lavarias: 21 Jun 2004 - 26 Oct 2014
- Bartolome G. Santos, Jr.: 17 Feb 2018 - present
Vicariates
St. Andrew Vicariate
- Cathedral-Parish of St. Augustine - Iba
- St. Andrew the Apostle Parish - Masinloc
- Our Lady of Fatima Mission Station - Coto, Masinloc
- St. Michael the Archangel Parish - Sta. Cruz
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Station - Acoje Mines, Sta. Cruz
- St. Monica Parish - Botolan
- Immaculate Conception Parish - Palauig
- St. Vincent Ferrer Parish - Candelaria
St. Sebastian Vicariate
- San Sebastian Parish - San Narcsio
- St. James the Great Parish - Subic
- St. Anthony of Padua Parish - Matain, Subic
- St. Rose of Lima Parish - Cabangan
- St. Roch Parish - San Felipe
- Holy Infant Jesus Parish - San Antonio
- St. William the Hermit Parish - San Marcelino
- St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish - Castillejos
St. Joseph Vicariate
- St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Parish - East Bajac-Bajac, Olongapo City
- Holy Trinity Parish - New Cabalan, Olongapo City
- St. Vincent de Paul Quasi-Parish - Old Cabalan, Olongapo City
- Immaculate Conception Parish - Barretto, Olongapo City
- St. Anne Parish - Gordon Heights, Olongapo City
- St. Rita of Cascia Parish - Sta. Rita, Olongapo City
- St. Columban Parish - Asinan, Olongapo City
- St. Lorenzo Ruiz Parish - New Kalalake, Olongapo City
- Holy Family Parish - Lower Kalaklan, Olongapo City
- St. Roch Chapel - Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ), Olongapo City
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Diocese of Iba". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Diocese of Iba". Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Philippines. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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