Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Border:Catholic
San Fernando de La Unión
Latin:Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione
Local:Diócesis ti San Fernando de La Union
Diyosesis ng San Fernando de La Union
Diócesis de San Fernando de La Unión
Coat:Diocese of San Fernando Coat of Arms.svg
Coat Size:150px
Country:Philippines
Territory:La Union
Province:Lingayen-Dagupan
Metropolitan:Lingayen-Dagupan
Coordinates:16.6158°N 120.3175°W
Area Km2:1,493
Population:853,600
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:730,300[1]
Denomination:Catholic Church
Established:19 January 1970
Cathedral:Cathedral-Parish of St. William the Hermit
Patron:William the Hermit
Our Lady of Namacpacan
Bishop:Daniel Oca Presto
Metro Archbishop:Socrates B. Villegas
Suffragan:for one -->
Archdeacon:for one-->
Website:dioceseofcabanatuan.org

The Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Latin: Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1970 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.[2] It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.

Ordinaries

No.NameFromUntilCoat of Arms
1Victorino Cristobal Ligot6 Feb. 197018 Sept. 1980
2Salvador Lazo Lazo20 Jan. 198128 May 1993
3Antonio Realubin Tobias28 May 199325 Nov. 2003
4Artemio Lomboy Rillera, SVD1 Apr. 200513 Nov. 2011
Sede Vacante - Apostolic AdministratorSocrates B. Villegas, DD13 Nov. 201119 Jan. 2013
5Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran19 Jan. 201317 Jun. 2017
Sede Vacante - Apostolic AdministratorVictor B. Bendico, DD17 June 201702 Aug. 2018
6Daniel Oca Presto2 Aug. 2018present

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Fernando de La Union(Catholic Diocese). gcatholic.org. 2023-09-16.
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsflu.html Catholic-Hierarchy