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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tandag

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Territory
  
Surigao del Sur

Sui iuris church
  
Latin Church

Area
  
4,862 km²

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Antonio Ledesma

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Country
  
Philippines

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Deaneries
  
1.Immaculate Conception Vicariate 2.San Nicolas de Tolentino Vicariate 3.Mother of Mercy Vicariate 4.St.Vincent de Paul Vicariate

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 605,005 484,004 (80%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro

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

Erected in 1978, the diocese was created from territory in the Diocese of Surigao.

The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.

The current bishop is Nereo P. Odchimar, appointed in 2001.

Ordinaries

  • Most Rev. Ireneo A. Amantillo, C.SS.R. (6 Sep 1978 Appointed - 18 Oct 2001 Resigned)
  • Most Rev. Nereo P. Odchimar (18 Oct 2001 Appointed - )
  • Rev. Msgr. Isidro H. Irizari, PC, VG
  • Rev. Msgr. Arturo P. Langit, EV
  • Rev. Msgr. Jaime B. Panares, EV

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tandag Wikipedia
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