Roman Catholic Diocese of Malaybalay

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malaybalay (Lat: Dioecesis Malaibalaiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.[1]

Diocese of Malaybalay

Dioecesis Malaibalaiensis

Diyosesis ng Malaybalay
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPhilippines
TerritoryBukidnon province (except for Municipality of Malitbog); Municipality of Wao, Lanao del Sur; Barangay Buda, Davao City
Ecclesiastical provinceCagayan de Oro
MetropolitanCagayan de Oro
Statistics
Area8,293 km2 (3,202 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
1,299,192
792,855 (61.3%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 15, 1982
CathedralCathedral of St Isidore the Farmer in Malaybalay
Patron saintSt Isidore the Laborer
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopAntonio Ledesma
Vicar GeneralFr. Noel P. Pedregosa ( North ) Fr. Jerry Cagas ( South )
Bishops emeritusHonesto Chaves Pacana Bishop Emeritus (1994-2010)
Website
Website of the Diocese

Diocesan history

The diocese was erected on April 25, 1969 as the Territorial Prelature of Malaybalay. On November 15, 1982, the prelature was elevated to a full diocese.[2]

The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro. The current Bishopof Malaybalay is Jose Araneta Cabantan, appointed in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI, while it's Bishop Emeritus is Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J., the seat of bishop of the diocese will enter a Sede Vacante period once Bishop Cabantan assumes his new post as Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro.

Area of coverage

The Diocese of Malaybalay covers the province of Bukidnon except the municipality of Malitbog which is under the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, the municipality of Wao, Lanao del Sur, and Brgy. Buda in Davao City. It covers an area of 8, 294 square kilometers with a population exceeding one million, 80% of which are Roman Catholics.[1]

The diocese has 54 parishes, 2 missions as of 2014. It also has 76 diocesan and 13 religious priests.

Ordinaries
  • Francisco F. Claver, S.J. † (18 Jun 1969 Appointed - 14 Sep 1984 Resigned)[3]
  • Gaudencio Borbon Rosales (14 Sep 1984 Succeeded - 30 Dec 1992 Appointed, Archbishop of Lipa; later Archbishop of Manila, and Cardinal)
  • Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. (12 Jan 1994 Appointed - 18 Feb 2010 Resigned)
  • José Araneta Cabantan (18 Feb 2010 Appointed - 23 June 2020, Appointed, Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro)

See also

References
  1. "Diocese of Malaybalay on CBCP.net". Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. "Diocese of Malaybalay". Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  3. "Bishop Francisco F. Claver, S.J. †". Catholic Hierarchy. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

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