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Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog

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Parishes
  
40

Sui iuris church
  
Latin Church

Area
  
7,205 km²

Country
  
Philippines

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Jesus Dosado

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Phone
  
+63 65 212 2817

Patron saint
  
Our Lady of the Rosary

Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2015) 1,011,393 429,000

Schools
  
5 Saint Vincent's College Dipolog City Saint Joseph College of Sindangan Incorporated Sindangan Saint Estanislaus Kostka College Manukan

Address
  
Bishop's Residence, Sicayab, Dipolog City, 7100, Philippines

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozamiz

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

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Erected in 1967, from territory in the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ozamiz.

Comprising the whole province of Zamboanga del Norte, the diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes.

The current bishop is Severo Cagatan Caermare, appointed in 2014, making him the youngest in the country at the age of 45.

Ordinaries

  • Felix Sanchez Zafra † (31 Jul 1967 Appointed - 20 Oct 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Tagbilaran)
  • Jose Ricare Manguiran (27 May 1987 Appointed - 25 Jul 2014)
  • Severo Cagatan Caermare (30 Oct 2014 Ordained Bishop - )
  • I. Vicariate of Saint James the Greater

    Also known as the DaBaRiSiLaPo District

  • Saint James the Greater Parish, Dapitan City (established 1811)
  • Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Barcelona, Dapitan City (established 1958)
  • Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1949)
  • Saint Anne Parish, Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1970)
  • Risen Christ Parish, La Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1975)
  • Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Quasi-Parish, Polo, Dapitan City
  • II. Vicariate of Saint Isidore the Farmer

    Also known as the PoPiMuSOSan District

  • Saint Isidore the Farmer Parish, Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1954)
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1967)
  • Saint Francis Xavier Parish, Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1970)
  • Saint Philip Benizi Parish, Sergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte (established 1974)
  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish, San Pedro, Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte (established 2006)
  • III. Vicariate of the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cathedral

    Also known as the CaSiGaTurGOFil District

  • Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Dipolog City (established 1896)
  • Saint John Neumann Parish, Sicayab, Dipolog City (established 1981)
  • Saint Joseph, Spouse of Mary Parish, Galas, Dipolog City (established 1990)
  • Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Turno, Dipolog City (established 2000)
  • Saint Anthony of Padua Parish, Gulayon, Dipolog City (established 2008)
  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish, Olingan, Dipolog City
  • Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Santa Filomena, Dipolog City
  • IV. Vicariate of Saint Francis Xavier

    Also known as the KaRoMaDalSi District

  • Saint Francis Xavier Parish, Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1896)
  • Immaculate Conception Parish, Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1972)
  • Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1952)
  • Saint Augustine Parish, Jose Dalman (Ponot), Zamboanga del Norte (established 1980)
  • Santo Niño Parish, Sinuyak, Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1990)
  • V. Vicariate of Saint Joseph the Worker

    Also known as the SiaSinSiaBa District

  • Santo Niño Parish, Siari, Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1980)
  • Saint Joseph the Worker Parish, Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1936)
  • Saint Isidore the Farmer Parish, Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1975)
  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish, Leon B. Postigo (Bacungan), Zamboanga del Norte (established 1980)
  • VI. Vicariate of Saint Vincent Ferrer

    Also known as the SaLiTamGo District

  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish, Salug, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1961)
  • Assumption of Mary Parish, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1957)
  • Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1998)
  • Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, Godod, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1977)
  • VII. Vicariate of Saint Vincent Ferrer

    Also known as the LabGuKa District

  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1936)
  • Saint Isidore the Farmer Parish, Gutalac, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1984)
  • Saint Isidore the Farmer Parish, Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte (established 2000)
  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish, Patawag, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte
  • VIII. Vicariate of the Holy Cross

    Also known as the BaSioSiSiMa District

  • Saint James the Greater Parish, Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1990)
  • Holy Cross Parish, Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte (established 1951)
  • Saint Joseph Quasi-Parish, Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte
  • Santo Niño Quasi-Parish, Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte
  • Santo Niño Quasi-Parish, Malayal, Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte
  • Coat-of-Arms

    "On top [left side], on a gold/yellow field symbolizing generosity, the monogram of the Holy Name of Jesus, IHS, in red, to symbolize the beginning of the evangelization of Zamboanga del Norte by the Society of Jesus in the 17th cent. The monogram is circumscribed within the figure of a fish, also in red, representing the rich marine and mineral sources of the province. Below the fish figure are three wavy lines in blue, the heraldic symbol for water, to symbolize the Subanens, the original Lumad settlers of the province. On base, on a blue field symbolizing truth, strength and faith, the monogram of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to symbolize Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, the principal patroness of the Diocese." -Bishop Severo Caermare

    References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog Wikipedia