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
Territory	Zamboanga del Sur (except for Bayog, Kumalarang, Lakewood)
Ecclesiastical province	Ozamiz
Metropolitan	Ozamiz
Statistics
Area	2,860 km^2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 992,000 697,000 (70.3%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 12, 1971
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Child in Pagadian
Patron saint	Santo Niño de Cebú
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ronaldo I. Lunas
Metropolitan Archbishop	Martin Jumoad
Bishops emeritus	Emmanuel 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

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

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.