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The Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical province or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.[2]
Diocese of Bangued Dioecesis Banguedensis Diocesis ti Bangued Diyosesis ng Bangued | |
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| Catholic | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Abra |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nueva Segovia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,975 km2 (1,535 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 271,081 225,637[1] (83.2%) |
| Parishes | 24 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 12, 1955 (Territorial Prelature) November 15, 1982 (Diocese) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St James the Elder |
| Patron saint | James the Great |
| Secular priests | 25 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Leopoldo Jaucian |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Marlo Mendoza Peralta |
| Vicar General | Pablo Nilo Peig |
The current bishop is Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, appointed in 2007.
History
edit- June 12, 1955: Established as territorial prelature
- November 15, 1982: Promoted to diocese and became suffragan to the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.
Coat of arms
editThe pilgrim's staff and the two scallops are the most popular symbols of Saint James the Great, the titular of the cathedral. The blue wavy pale represents the Abra River. The mountains and green fields represent the mountainous province of Abra.[3]
Ordinaries
edit| Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | |
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| 1. | Odilo Etspueler | August 20, 1956 – November 20, 1987 retired | 
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| 2. | Cesar C. Raval |
November 25, 1988 – January 18, 1992 resigned |
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| 3. | Artemio L. Rillera | June 28, 1993 – April 1, 2005 appointedBishop of San Fernando de La Union | 
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| 4. | Leopoldo C. Jaucian | January 5, 2007 – present | 
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bangued (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Diocese of Bangued". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Madriaga, Mariano (1957). "The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part II. The Suffragan Sees in the Luzon Area". Philippine Studies. 5 (4): 420–430. JSTOR 42719342. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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