Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio
Diocese of Baguio Dioecesis Baghiopolitana Diocesis ti Baguio Diosesis ng Baguio Diócesis de Baguio | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory |
|
Nueva Segovia | |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,655 km2 (1,025 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 818,000 594,000[1] (72.6%) |
Parishes | 31 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | July 6, 1992 (Apostolic Vicariate) June 24, 2004 (Diocese) |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral |
Patron saint | Our Lady of the Atonement |
Secular priests | 44 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede vacante[2] |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Marlo Peralta |
Vicar General | Berlynden Dao-Anis |
Website | |
Diocese of Baguio |
The Diocese of Baguio (Latin: Dioecesis Baghiopolitana) is a
.It was first established in 1952 as the
Archbishop of Capiz
.
History
The diocese is one of the oldest ecclesiastical territories in the Philippines. It was established as the
Apostolic Prefecture of Mountain Province (Latin: Praefectura Apostolica Montana) on July 15, 1932.[3]
The territory that the Diocese of Baguio now spans was split from the bishopric of Nueva Segovia.
On June 10, 1948, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to the
Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Province (Montañosa), entitling it to a titular bishop.[4] The vicariate received a papal visit from John Paul II
in February 1981.
In 1992, the vicariate was renamed the
Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk
.
On June 24, 2004, the vicariate was elevated into the Diocese of Baguio, losing its missionary pre-diocesan status and becoming a
suffragan
of its mother Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.
Ordinaries and auxiliary episcopate
These
ordinaries
are all Latin Rite clergy, who are mostly members of missionary congregations.
Apostolic Prefect of Mountain Province
No. | Name | From | Until |
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1 | Giuseppe Billiet | 15 Nov 1935 | 1947 |
Apostolic Vicar of Mountain Province (Montañosa)
No. | Picture | Name | From | Until | Coat of arms |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | William Brasseur | 10 Jun 1948 | 7 Nov 1981 | ||
2 | Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng | (7 Nov 1981 | 18 Dec 1987 |
Apostolic Vicars
No. | Picture | Name | From | Until | Coat of arms |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ernesto Antolin Salgado | 18 Dec 1987 | 7 Dec 2000 | ||
2 | Carlito Joaquin Cenzon | 25 Jan 2002 | 10 Jul 2004 |
Bishops
No. | Picture | Name | From | Until | Coat of arms |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlito Joaquin Cenzon | 10 Jul 2004 | 1 Oct 2016 | ||
2 | Victor Barnuevo Bendico | 10 Jan 2017 | 3 May 2023 |
- Auxiliary Bishop
No. | Picture | Name | From | Until | Coat of arms |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sebastian Acol Dalis | 18 Nov 1987 | 11 Jul 2000 |
See also
- Catholic Church in the Philippines
- List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Our Lady of Covadonga
References
- ^ "Baguio (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Bishop Bendico bids Baguio farewell". CBCP News. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Pope Pius XI, Apostolic Decree creating the Apostolic Prefecture of the Mountain Provinces Quo facilius consuli (15 July 1932), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 25 (1933), pp. 206-207. DISMEMBRATIONIS DIOECESIS ET ERECTIONIS PRAELATURAE APOSTOLICAE "MONTANAE".
- ^ Pope Pius XII, Apostolic Constitution elevating the Apostolic Prefecture of the Mountain Provinces into an Apostolic Vicariate Quo inter infideles (10 June 1948), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 40 (1948), pp. 535-536. PRAEFECTURA APOSTOLICA MONTANA IN VICARIATUM APOSTOLICUM, IISDEM SERVATIS NOMINE AC LIMITIBUS, EVEHITUR.