Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Bayombong
Border:Catholic
Latin:Dioecesis Bayombongensis
Local:Diyosesis ng Bayombong
Diocesis ti Bayombong
Diócesis de Bayombong
Coat:Diocese of Bayombong Coat of Arms.svg
Coat Size:150px
Country:Philippines
Province:Tuguegarao
Area Km2:6,961
Population:1,165,000
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:654,000[1]
Parishes:20
Denomination:Catholic Church
Cathedral:Cathedral-Parish of St. Dominic of Guzman
Patron:Dominic of Guzman
Vincent Ferrer (secondary)
Priests:27
Bishop: Jose Elmer Mangalinao
Metro Archbishop:Ricardo Baccay
Suffragan:for one -->
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops:Ramon Villena
Footnotes:Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

The Diocese of Bayombong (Lat: Dioecesis Bayombongensis; formerly known as Praelatura Territorialis Bayombongensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Its cathedra is in Bayombong Cathedral, in the episcopal see of Bayombong.

History

Erected on November 7, 1966, through the apostolic constitution Latin: Patris Instar as the Territorial Prelature of Bayombong,[2] the said prelature was elevated to a diocese in November 1982 by Pope John Paul II through apostolic constitution Latin: Cum Decessores Nostri Romani Pontifices.[3] [4] The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.

After the resignation of Bishop Ramon Villena in 2016, Pope Francis appointed Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD, Bishop of Cabanatuan as Apostolic Administrator. 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.

Ordinaries

Bishops
No.NameFromUntilCoat of Arms
1Albert Van Overbeke, CICM, D.D.November 18, 1966September 15, 1986
2Ramon B. Villena, D.D.September 15, 1986May 28, 2016
Sede Vacante - Apostolic AdministratorSofronio Aguirre BancudMay 28, 2016July 25, 2018
3Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao, SThL, D.D.May 24, 2018Incumbent

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bayombong (Diocese). gcatholic.org. 2023-09-18.
  2. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis (n.59) . The Holy See . Detractis quibusdam territoriis a dioecesi Tuguegaraoana, nova praelatura conditur, « Bayombongensis » nomine . 1967 . Vatican City . 478-479 . la.
  3. Book: Catholic Directory of the Philippines . 1983 . Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines . 70 . March 16, 2022 . en.
  4. Book: Acta Apostolicae Sedis (n.75) . The Holy See . Praelaturae Banguedensis, Ibana, luganensis, Kidapavanensis, Malaibalaiensis, Marbeliana, Sancti Iosephi de Antiquonia, Bayombongensis ad dioecesis dignitatem evehuntur. . 1987 . Vatican City . 357-358 . la.