Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Latin: Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese comprises 16 towns of Nueva Ecija including the cities of Cabanatuan, Palayan, and Gapan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.[1]

Diocese of Cabanatuan

Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis

Diyosesis ng Cabanatuan
Cabanatuan Cathedral in 2019
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
Territorysouthern Nueva Ecija (Aliaga, Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Gabaldon, Gapan, General Mamerto Natividad, General Tinio, Jaen, Laur, Palayan, Peñaranda, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Talavera, Zaragoza)
Ecclesiastical provinceLingayen-Dagupan
MetropolitanLingayen-Dagupan
Statistics
Area2,743 km2 (1,059 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2012)
1,285,000
1,046,000 (81.4%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 February 1963
CathedralCathedral-Parish of St. Nicholas of Tolentino
Patron SaintsSt. Nicholas of Tolentine (Patron)
La Virgen Divina Pastora (Patroness)
Secular priests37
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSofronio Aguirre Bancud
Metropolitan ArchbishopSocrates Buenaventura Villegas
Vicar GeneralNoel J. Jetajobe
Judicial VicarReynold H. Oliveros
Website
Website of the Diocese

The diocese was created on June 3, 1963 from the territory of Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. It was put under the patronage of St. Nicholas of Tolentine and the Virgin Mary under the title Divine Shepherdess (Divina Pastora) which is popularly venerated in Gapan City every May 1. The seat of the diocese is the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Cathedral in Cabanatuan City with a feast day of September 10.

The diocese lost territory in 1984 when the Diocese of San Jose was formed.

The current bishop of the diocese is Most Rev. Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD. He was appointed as auxiliary bishop on 2004 and installed as bishop on January 25, 2005.

Ordinaries
  • Gallery of the Diocese of Cabanatuan
  • His Excellency, Most. Rev. Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD, the Bishop of Cabanatuan
  • The altar of the Cathedral-Parish of St. Nicholas of Tolentine
  • St. Nicholas of Tolentine New Cathedral (on-going construction) and Crypt
  • Maria Assumpta Seminary
  • College of the Immaculate Conception (Cabanatuan City)
  • Mariano Garces Gaviola, DD: 8 Mar 1963 - 31 May 1967
  • Vicente Posada Reyes, JCD, DD: 8 Aug 1967 - 30 Apr 1983
  • Ciceron Santa Maria Tumbocon, DD: 7 Apr 1983 - 11 Nov 1990
  • Sofio Guinto Balce, Jr., DD: 11 Nov 1990 - 25 Jun 2004
  • Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD: 6 Nov 2004–Present
  • Shrines in the Diocese of Cabanatuan
  • National Shrine of La Virgen Divina Pastora and Three Kings Parish in Gapan City, Home of the Biggest Pilgrimage in Central Luzon
  • Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Isidore the Worker in Talavera
  • Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora delas Saleras in Aliaga
  • Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. John the Baptist in Bibiclat, Aliaga, Home of Taong Putik Festival
  • Diocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and St. Augustine Parish in Jaen
  • Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Anthony of Abbot in San Antonio
  • St. Isidore the Farmer Parish and Shrine of Nuestra Señora dela Soledad in San Isidro
  • Shrine and Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, Apong Lourdes Shrine in Maligaya, Cabiao (under the administration of St. John Nepomucene Parish, Cabiao)

See also

References
  1. "Dioceses in the Philippines - Diocese of Cabanatuan" Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. Retrieved on 2013-01-11.

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