Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian

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

Diocese of Pagadian

Dioecesis Pagadianensis

Diyosesis ng Pagadian
Sto. Nino Cathedral in Pagadian City
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryZamboanga del Sur (except for Bayog, Kumalarang, Lakewood)
Ecclesiastical provinceOzamiz
MetropolitanOzamiz
Statistics
Area2,860 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
992,000
697,000 (70.3%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 12, 1971
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Child in Pagadian
Patron saintSanto Niño de Cebú
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRonaldo I. Lunas
Metropolitan ArchbishopMartin Jumuad
Bishops emeritusEmmanuel Cabajar

Created on November 12, 1971, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga. With the ceding of the municipality of Margosatubig of the Ipil Prelature to the Diocese of Pagadian in January 1995, the diocese now has 24 parishes under its jurisdiction. The catholic Christian population covered by the diocese is now 711,244 that comprises 72% of the total population of the area of about 2,860 square kilometers.[1]

The pastoral structure of the Diocese of Pagadian is organized into three areas of responsibility: consultative, judicial and administrative. Among its educational centers are 1 seminary, 1 college, 16 high schools and 6 pre-schools.[1] The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes.

Ordinaries
  • Jesus B. Tuquib (24 February 1973 Appointed – 31 March 1984 Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro)
  • Antonio Realubin Tobias (14 September 1984 Appointed – 28 May 1993 Appointed Bishop of San Fernando de La Union)
  • Zacharias Cenita Jimenez (2 December 1994 Appointed – 11 June 2003 Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan)
  • Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar, C.SS.R. (14 May 2004 Appointed – 22 November 2018, resigned)
  • Ronaldo I. Lunas (22 November 2018, appointed)[2]

See also

References
  1. "Diocese of Pagadian". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. "Resignations and Appointments, 22.11.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

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