Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan (Lat: Dioecesis Butuanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Diocese of Butuan

Dioecesis Butuanensis

Diyosesis hong Butuan
Cathedral of St Joseph in Butuan
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryButuan City, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur
Ecclesiastical provinceCagayan de Oro
MetropolitanCagayan de Oro
Statistics
Area11,276 km2 (4,354 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2012)
1,441,000
1,136,000 (78.8%)
Parishes52
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established20 March 1967
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph in Butuan
Patron of the Universal ChurchSaint Joseph
Secular priests109 [1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCosme Damian Racines Almedilla, DD
Metropolitan ArchbishopAntonio Ledesma, DD
Vicar GeneralMsgr. Marcelino J. Caldoza, VG, STL
Bishops emeritusCarmelo Dominador Flores Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL Bishop of the Diocese (1967-1994)

Erected in 1967, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.

Ordinaries
BishopPeriod in Office
1.Carmelo D.F. Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL4 April 1967 - 8 December 1994
2.Juan de Dios M. Pueblos, DD.27 November 1995 - 21 October 2017
3.Cosme Damian R. Almedilla, DD.25 June 2019 – present

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

See also

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