Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued

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

Diocese of Bangued Dioecesis Banguedensis Diyosesis ti Bangued
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Abra
Ecclesiastical province	Nueva Segovia
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
Statistics
Area	3,975 km^2 (1,535 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2012) 274,000 221,968 (81%)
Parishes	22
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	12 June 1955
Cathedral	Cathedral of St James the Greater in Bangued, Abra
Patron saint	St. James the Great
Secular priests	41
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Leopoldo Jaucian
Metropolitan Archbishop	Marlo Mendoza Peralta
Vicar General	Pablo Nilo Peig

The current bishop is Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, appointed in 2006.

History

• June 12, 1955: Established as Territorial Prelature of Bangued from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.
• November 15, 1982: Promoted as Diocese of Bangued, and became suffragan to the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

Leadership

• Diocesan Bishops (until November 15, 1982 – Prelates, Roman rite)
  • Bishop Odilo Etspueler, S.V.D. (August 20, 1956 – November 20, 1987), until February 18, 1978 as titular bishop of Fata
    • Auxiliary Bishop Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D. (December 15, 1981 – November 25, 1988), titular bishop of Cerbali
  • Bishop Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D. (November 25, 1988 – January 18, 1992)
  • Bishop Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. (June 28, 1993 – April 1, 2005)
  • Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian, S.V.D. (January 5, 2007 – present)

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines
• List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines

References

1. "Diocese of Bangued". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.