Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued

The Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical province or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.[2]

Diocese of Bangued

Dioecesis Banguedensis

Diocesis ti Bangued
Diyosesis ng Bangued
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryAbra
Ecclesiastical provinceNueva Segovia
Statistics
Area3,975 km2 (1,535 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
271,081
225,637[1] (83.2%)
Parishes24
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 12, 1955 (Territorial Prelature)
November 15, 1982 (Diocese)
CathedralCathedral of St James the Elder
Patron saintJames the Great
Secular priests25
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopLeopoldo Jaucian
Metropolitan ArchbishopMarlo Mendoza Peralta
Vicar GeneralPablo Nilo Peig

The current bishop is Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, appointed in 2007.

History

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  • June 12, 1955: Established as territorial prelature
  • November 15, 1982: Promoted to diocese and became suffragan to the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

Coat of arms

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The pilgrim's staff and the two scallops are the most popular symbols of Saint James the Great, the titular of the cathedral. The blue wavy pale represents the Abra River. The mountains and green fields represent the mountainous province of Abra.[3]

Ordinaries

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Bishop Period in Office Coat of Arms
1. Odilo Etspueler August 20, 1956 – November 20, 1987 retired  
2. Cesar C. Raval

November 25, 1988 – January 18, 1992 resigned

 
3. Artemio L. Rillera June 28, 1993 – April 1, 2005 appointedBishop of San Fernando de La Union  
4. Leopoldo C. Jaucian January 5, 2007 – present  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bangued (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Bangued". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ Madriaga, Mariano (1957). "The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part II. The Suffragan Sees in the Luzon Area". Philippine Studies. 5 (4): 420–430. JSTOR 42719342. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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