Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk explained

Jurisdiction:Apostolic Vicariate
Border:Catholic
Tabuk
Latin:Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis[1]
Local:Apostoliko Vicariato ti Tabuk
Country:Philippines
Territory:Kalinga and Apayao
Province:Immediately subject to the Holy See
Area Km2:6,471
Population:499,800
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:375,000 [2]
Catholics Percent:75
Parishes:21
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Cathedral:Cathedral of Saint William the Hermit
Patron:William the Hermit
Priests:25
Bishop:Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr.
Bishop Title:Vicar Apostolic
Suffragan:for one-->
Archdeacon:for one-->
Founded:1992

The Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk is a Latin Church ecclesiastical missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines covering the provinces of Kalinga and Apayao in northern Luzon.

It is exempt (directly subject to the Holy See) and not part of any ecclesiastical province, yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation usually grouped with the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. It also has a working partnership with the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe and the Diocese of Baguio, both in the Cordilleras, to coordinate Catholic missions among the Igorot tribes.

Its cathedral is the Saint William's Cathedral, in Tabuk, Kalinga on the island of Luzon.

History

Established on 6 July 1992 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution, Philippinarum Insularum fideles,[3] on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Provinces (now diocese of Baguio).

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Tabuk

No.PictureNameFromUntilCoat of arms
1Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, CICM†6 Jul 199225 Jan 2002appointed Bishop of Baguio
2Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M.16 Apr 2003Present

Sources and External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk . Claretian Publications . 29 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180803120703/http://www.claretianpublications.com/index.php/catholic-directory/diocese/apostolic-vicariate-of-tabuk/134 . 3 August 2018 . en-gb.
  2. Web site: AV of Tabuk 2021 stats updated . gcatholic.
  3. Pope Jon Paul II, Apostolic Constitution creating the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk Philippinarum Insularum fideles (6 July 1992), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993), pp. 8-9. Novus constituitur Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis appellandus.