Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog (Lat: Dioecesis Dipologanus) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines which comprises the civil province of Zamboanga del Norte. Erected in 1967 from territory in the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ozamiz. The current bishop is Severo Cagatan Caermare, appointed in 2014.

Diocese of Dipolog Dioecesis Dipologanus Diyosesis ng Dipolog
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Zamboanga del Norte
Ecclesiastical province	Ozamiz
Metropolitan	Ozamiz
Statistics
Area	7,205 km2 (2,782 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2015) 1,011,393 429,000
Parishes	40
Schools	5 Saint Vincent's College, Inc. Dipolog City Saint Joseph College of Sindangan Incorporated Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte Saint Estanislaus Kostka College Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte Colegio de San Francisco Javier Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte Rizal Memorial Institute of Dapitan City, Inc. Dapitan City
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	31 July 1967
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Dipolog
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Saint Vincent Ferrer
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Most Rev. Severo Cagatan Caermare Most Rev. Severo Cagatan Caermare, DD, Third Bishop of Diplog
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jesus Dosado
Vicar General	Very Rev. Joel S. Montederamos
Bishops emeritus	Msgr. Jose R. Manguiran