| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Border: | Catholic |
| Cabanatuan | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis |
| Local: | Diyosesis ng Cabanatuan |
| Coat: | Diocese of Cabanatuan coat of arms.svg |
| Coat Size: | 150px |
| Country: |  Philippines |
| Territory: | Southern 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) |
| Province: | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Metropolitan: | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Area Km2: | 2,743 |
| Population: | 1,227,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Catholics: | 1,034,000[1] |
| Parishes: | 30 |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 16 February 1963 |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral-Parish of St. Nicholas of Tolentino in Cabanatuan |
| Patron: | Nicholas of Tolentino La Virgen Divina Pastora (Patroness) |
| Patron Title: | Titular patrons |
| Priests: | 50 |
| Metro Archbishop: | Socrates Buenaventura Villegas |
| Bishop: | Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD |
| Suffragan: | for one --> |
| Vicar General: | Noel J. Jetajobe, SSL, MLS |
| Judicial Vicar: | Reynold H. Oliveros |
| Archdeacon: | for one--> |
| Footnotes: | Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org |
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.[2]
On February 16, 1963 Pope John XXIII, issued the apostolic letter "Exterior Ecclesiae" creating the Diocese of Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija separating from the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, and then the Diocese of San Fernando. On June 3, 1963 the Diocese of Cabanatuan was canonically erected after that on June 4, 1963 Bishop Mariano Gaviola was ordained and installed as the first Bishop of Cabanatuan. The Diocese of Cabanatuan was put under the patronage of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino and the Virgin Mary under the title Divine Shepherdess (Divina Pastora) which is popularly venerated in Gapan every May 1. The seat of the diocese is the St. Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedral in Cabanatuan with a feast day of September 10.
The diocese lost territory in 1984 when the Diocese of San Jose in the Northern Part of Nueva Ecija was formed.
The current bishop of the diocese is Sofronio Aguirre Bancud. He was appointed as auxiliary bishop on 2004 and installed as bishop on January 25, 2005.
| 1. | Mariano Gaviola | (8 March 1963 – 31 May 1967) | ||
| 2. | Vicente Posada Reyes | (8 August 1967 – 7 April 1983) | ||
| 3. | Ciceron M. Tumbocon | (7 April 1983 – 11 November 1990) | ||
| 4. | Sofio Balce | (11 November 1990 – 25 June 2004) | ||
| 5. | Sofronio Aguirre Bancud | (6 November 2004 – present) |