Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Ilagan
Border:Catholic
Latin:Dioecesis Ilaganensis
Local:Diócesis ti Ilagan
Diyosesis ng Ilagan
Diócesis de Ilagán
Coat:Diocese of Ilagan.svg
Coat Size:150px
Country: Philippines
Territory:Isabela
Province:Tuguegarao
Metropolitan:Tuguegarao
Area Km2:12556
Population:1,741,750
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:1,368,520[1]
Parishes:38
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Established:31 January 1970
Cathedral:Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel (Gamu)
Cocathedral:Saint Ferdinand Parish Church (Ilagan; former cathedral)
Patron Title:Titular patrons
Priests:38[2]
Bishop:David William Antonio
Metro Archbishop:Ricardo Baccay
Vicar General:Edmundo "June" Castaneda

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan (Lat: Dioecesis Ilaganensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It was erected on 31 January 1970 from territory of the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuguegarao and it covers the entire civil Province of Isabela. It is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.

The diocese has had no jurisdictional changes. The seat of the diocese used to be located in Saint Ferdinand Parish Church in Ilagan City before being transferred to the Gamu Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel) in Gamu, Isabela, in 2013.[3]

David William V. Antonio was installed as the fifth Bishop of Ilagan on February 12, 2019.[4]

Ordinaries

!No!Name!In office!Coat of arms
1.Francisco Cruces(4 March 1970 – 22 August 1973)
2.Miguel Purugganan(21 January 1974 – 26 July 1999)
3.Sergio Utleg(26 July 1999 – 13 November 2006)
4.Joseph Amangi Nacua(10 June 2008 – 25 February 2017)
5.David William Antonio(12 February 2019 – present)

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ilagan (Diocese). gcatholic.org. 2023-09-18.
  2. Web site: Ilagan (Latin (or Roman) Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] ]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org . 18 February 2019.
  3. News: Darang. Josephine. Pope Francis transfers episcopal seat of Diocese of Ilagan to Gamu, Isabela. Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 22, 2013. November 15, 2018.
  4. News: Lagarde . Roy . Bishop Antonio takes possession of northern diocese . 18 February 2019 . CBCPNews . February 15, 2019.