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)274,000221,968 (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.

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.

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 – )

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