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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued

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Territory
  
Abra

Parishes
  
22

Area
  
3,975 km²

Phone
  
+63 74 752 8040

Ecclesiastical province
  
Nueva Segovia

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Cathedral
  
Abra

Country
  
Philippines

Metropolitan
  
Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 274,000 221,968 (81%)

Address
  
Bishop's House, Bangued, 2800, Abra, Philippines

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

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The current bishop is Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, appointed in 2006.

History

  • June 12, 1955: Established as Territorial Prelature of Bangued from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.
  • November 15, 1982: Promoted as Diocese of Bangued, and became suffragan to the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

    • Leadership

  • Diocesan Bishops (until November 15, 1982 – Prelates, Roman rite)
  • Bishop Odilo Etspueler, S.V.D. (August 20, 1956 – November 20, 1987), until February 18, 1978 as titular bishop of Fata
  • Auxiliary Bishop Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D. (December 15, 1981 – November 25, 1988), titular bishop of Cerbali
  • Bishop Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D. (November 25, 1988 – January 18, 1992)
  • Bishop Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. (June 28, 1993 – April 1, 2005)
  • Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian, S.V.D. (January 5, 2007 – )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued Wikipedia
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