Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan

Coordinates: 17°08′56″N 121°53′21″E / 17.1490°N 121.8891°E / 17.1490; 121.8891
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Diocese of Ilagan

Dioecesis Ilaganensis

Diócesis ti Ilagan
Diyosesis ng Ilagan
Diócesis de Ilagán
Catholic
Michael the Archangel
Secular priests38[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDavid William Antonio
Metropolitan ArchbishopRicardo Baccay
Vicar GeneralMsgr. Edmundo "June" Castaneda, VG

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan (Lat: Dioecesis Ilaganensis) is a

The diocese has had no jurisdictional changes. The seat of the diocese used to be located in Saint Ferdinand Parish Church in

Ilagan City before being transferred to the Gamu Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel) in Gamu, Isabela, in 2013.[3]

David William V. Antonio, S.Th.D., D.D. was installed as the fifth Bishop of Ilagan on February 12, 2019.[4]

Ordinaries

No Name In office Coat of arms
1. Francisco Cruces (4 March 1970 – 22 August 1973)
2. Miguel Purugganan (21 January 1974 – 26 July 1999)
3.
Sergio Utleg
(26 July 1999 – 13 November 2006)
4.
Joseph Amangi Nacua
, OFM. Cap.
(10 June 2008 – 25 February 2017)
5. David William Antonio, SThD (12 February 2019 – present)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ilagan (Latin (or Roman) Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Ilagan (Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  3. ^ Darang, Josephine (September 22, 2013). "Pope Francis transfers episcopal seat of Diocese of Ilagan to Gamu, Isabela". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Lagarde, Roy (February 15, 2019). "Bishop Antonio takes possession of northern diocese". CBCPNews. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

17°08′56″N 121°53′21″E / 17.1490°N 121.8891°E / 17.1490; 121.8891