Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba

Diocese of Iba
Dioecesis Ibanae
Diyosesis ng Iba
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

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Diocese of Iba". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Diocese of Iba". Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Philippines. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

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

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