Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Border:Catholic
Iligan
Latin:Dioecesis Iliganensis
Local:Diyosesis sa Iligan
Diyosesis ng Iligan
Coat:File:Diocese of Iligan Coat of arms.svg
Coat Size:150px
Country: Philippines
Province:Ozamis
Territory:Lanao del Norte (Bacolod, Baroy, Iligan City, Kapatagan, Kauswagan, Kolambugan, Lala, Linamon, Magsaysay, Maigo, Salvador, Sapad, Tubod)
Area Km2:3,092
Population:1,206,648
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:715,562[1]
Parishes:26
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:February 17, 1971 (Prelature), November 15, 1982 (Diocese)
Cathedral:St. Michael's Cathedral
Patron:Michael the Archangel
Priests:40
Bishop:Jose Ramirez Rapadas, III
Metro Archbishop:Martin Jumoad
Vicar General:Msgr. Rey Pati-an

The Diocese of Iligan (Lat: Dioecesis Iliganensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, comprising 26 parishes in Iligan City and twelve municipalities located at the northern half of the province of Lanao del Norte.

History

Erected on February 17, 1971, as a territorial prelature out of the newly elevated Diocese of Ozamis, it was subdivided on November 20, 1976, to form the new Territorial Prelature of Marawi.

On November 15, 1982, the prelature nullius was elevated to a full diocese and is a suffragan first to the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro and then later to the Archdiocese of Ozamis after its elevation on January 24, 1983.

The current bishop is Jose Rapadas III, appointed in 2019. Bishop Rapadas was a diocesan clergyman from the Diocese of Ipil in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. He is the fifth bishop of the Diocese

Ordinaries

No.NameFromUntilConsecrated BishopCoat of Arms
1Bienvenido Solon Tudtud† February 17, 1971
April 25, 1977
2April 25, 1977
June 28, 1994
April 2, 1975
Sede vacante (June 29, 1994 - May 2, 1995)
3May 3, 1995
June 21, 2004
April 19, 1990
Sede vacante (June 22, 2004 - March 24, 2006)
4March 25, 2006
December 5, 2017
September 8, 2006
Sede vacante (December 6, 2017 - June 12, 2019)
[2]
5June 13, 2019[3]
IncumbentAugust 20, 2019

See also

8.2291°N 124.2395°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iligan (Catholic Diocese). gcatholic.org. 2023-09-16.
  2. News: Pope Francis appoints Dipolog bishop to oversee Iligan diocese. Julie M.. Aurelio. Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 9, 2017. October 5, 2020.
  3. News: Pope appoints youngest Filipino bishop. Roy. Lagarde. Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation. June 14, 2019. October 27, 2020.