Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman

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Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Pope Francis Cathedral Northern Samar Metropolitan archbishop John F. Du		Sui iuris church Latin Church Established 5 December 1974 Area 3,498 km² Country Philippines

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)520,000380,000 (73.1%) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo

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

Erected in 1974, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palo.

The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes.

The current bishop is Emmanuel Trance,a priest from the Archdiocese of Jaro appointed in 1988.

Ordinaries

Angel T. Hobayan (12 Dec 1974 Appointed - 10 Mar 2005 Retired)

Emmanuel C. Trance (10 Mar 2005 Succeeded - present )

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