Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong

Diocese of Bayombong
Dioecesis Bayombongensis
Diyosesis ng Bayombong
Diocesis ti Bayombong
Diócesis de Bayombong
The Cathedral of Bayombong
Location
Country  Philippines
Territory Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino
Ecclesiastical province Tuguegarao
Metropolitan Tuguegarao
Statistics
Area 6,961 km2 (2,688 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2012)
597,000
421,000 (70.5%)
Parishes 20
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral Cathedral-Parish of St. Dominic of Guzman
Patron saint

St. Dominic of Guzman (Patron)

St. Vincent Ferrer (Secondary Patron)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao
Metropolitan Archbishop Sergio Utleg
Emeritus Bishops Ramon Barrera Villena

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong (Lat: Dioecesis Bayombongensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Its seat is the Bayombong Cathedral.

History

Erected in 1966, as the territorial prelature of Bayombong, the prelature was elevated to a full diocese in 1982. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.

After the resignation of Bishop Villena, On 2016, Pope Francis appointed Most Rev. Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD, Bishop of Cabanatuan as Apostolic Administrator while the pope selects a new bishop. On May 24, 2018, Our Holy Father appointed Most Rev. Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao, DD, Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan as the Third Bishop of Diocese of Bayombong.

Ordinaries

  • Albert Van Overbeke, C.I.C.M. †: 18 Nov 1966 Appointed - 15 Sep 1986 Resigned
  • Ramon B. Villena: 15 Sep 1986 Succeeded - 28 May 2016 Retired
  • Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao: 24 May 2018 Appointed - Present

Vicariates

Northern Nueva Vizcaya Vicariate

Southern Nueva Vizcaya Vicariate

  • St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Parish - Aritao
  • St. Anne Parish - Malasin, Dupax del Norte
  • St. Joseph the Worker Parish - Belance, Dupax del Norte
  • St. Vincent Ferrer Parish - Dupax del Sur
  • St. Patrick of Ireland Parish - Diadi
  • St. Catherine of Sienna Parish - Bambang
  • Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish - Sta. Fe
  • St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Parish - Kayapa

Quirino Vicariate

  • St. Vincent Ferrer Parish - Madela
  • St. Mark the Evangelist Parish - Cabarroguis
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Parish - Aglipay
  • St. Joseph the Worker Parish - Diffun
  • St. Augustine of Hippo Parish - Saguday

See also

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