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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong (Lat: Dioecesis Bayombongensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Its seat is the Bayombong Cathedral.
Diocese of Bayombong Dioecesis Bayombongensis Diyosesis ng Bayombong Diocesis ti Bayombong Diócesis de Bayombong | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tuguegarao |
| Metropolitan | Tuguegarao |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,961 km2 (2,688 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 597,000 421,000 (70.5%) |
| Parishes | 20 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Dominic of Guzman |
| Patron saint | St. Dominic of Guzman (Patron) St. Vincent Ferrer (Secondary Patron) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Most Rev. Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao, STL, D.D. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Most Rev. Ricardo L. Baccay, D.D. |
| Bishops emeritus | Most Rev. Ramon B. Villena, D.D. (1986-2016) |
HistoryEdit
Erected in November 7, 1966, as the territorial prelature of Bayombong, the prelature was elevated to a full diocese in November 1982.[1] The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.
After the resignation of Bishop Villena in 2016, Pope Francis appointed Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD, Bishop of Cabanatuan as Apostolic Administrator while he selected a new bishop. On May 24, 2018, the Pope appointed Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao, DD, Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan as the Third Bishop of the Diocese of Bayombong.
OrdinariesEdit
| Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | Ref. | |
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| 1. | Albert Van Overbeke, CICM, D.D. | November 18, 1966 – September 15, 1986 (resigned) | [2] | |
| 2. | Ramon B. Villena, D.D. | September 15, 1986 (succeeded) – May 28, 2016 (retired) |  |
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| 3. | Jose Elmer L. Mangalino, SThL, D.D. | May 24, 2018 – present |  |
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Catholic Directory of the Philippines. Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. 1983. p. 70. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Albert van Overbeke [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Bishop Ramon B. Villena | Bishop of Bayombong Diocese Ramon B. Villena | Ucanews". www.ucanews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Diocese of Bayombong, may bagong obispo na". DZIQ Radyo Inquirer 990AM (in Tagalog). May 25, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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