The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan (Lat: Dioecesis Butuanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Diocese of Butuan Dioecesis Butuanensis Diyosesis hong Butuan Diyosesis sa Butuan Diyosesis ng Butuan | |
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| Catholic | |
 Butuan Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Butuan, Agusan del Norte |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cagayan de Oro |
| Metropolitan | Cagayan de Oro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,546.86 km2 (1,369.45 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 691,566 947,044 [1] (79.4%) |
| Parishes | 53 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 March 1967 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Joseph |
| Patron saint | Joseph |
| Secular priests | 87 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Cosme Almedilla |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José A. Cabantan |
| Vicar General | Rev. Msgr. Guy Arnold L. Pineda, VG |
History
editThe diocese was erected in 1967, through Pope Paul VI, separating from the Diocese of Surigao. The territory of the Diocese of Butuan contained the Province of Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte, and Carmelo Dominador Morelos was its first bishop. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
On October 15, 2024, the new Diocese of Prosperidad was carved out of the Diocese of Butuan. The new diocese comprises the province of Agusan Del Sur. Pope Francis appointed Ruben C. Labajo, Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, as the first ordinary of the new diocese.[2]
Coat of arms
editVert, in between two pomegranates proper seeded Gules, supported, sculpted and leafed in two Or a bend wavy sinister Azure charged with a lily flower Argent. Vert symbolized Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. Pomegranates proper seeded inside the color Vert symbolized fertility. Color Azure is Agusan River. While Lily flower argent symbolized purity of St. Joseph the Patron of Butuan, and titular of the Diocese of Butuan.
Ordinaries
edit| Bishop | Period in office | Coat of arms | |
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| 1. | Carmelo D.F. Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL | 4 April 1967 – 8 December 1994 | 
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| 2. | Juan de Dios M. Pueblos, DD. | 27 November 1995 – 21 October 2017 | 
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| 3. | Cosme Damian R. Almedilla, DD. | 25 June 2019 – present | 
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References
edit- ^ "Butuan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ "Pope creates new Philippine diocese, names its first bishop". CBCPNews. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
See also
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