Diocese of Cabanatuan Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis Diyosesis ng Cabanatuan | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Southern Nueva Ecija (Aliaga, Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Gabaldon, Gapan, General Mamerto Natividad, General Tinio, Jaen, Laur, Palayan, Peñaranda, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Talavera, Zaragoza) |
Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
Metropolitan | Lingayen-Dagupan |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,743 km2 (1,059 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,227,000 1,034,000[1] (84.3%) |
Parishes | 30 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 16 February 1963 |
Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Nicholas of Tolentino in Cabanatuan |
Titular patrons | Nicholas of Tolentino La Virgen Divina Pastora (Patroness) |
Secular priests | 50 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates Buenaventura Villegas |
Vicar General | Noel J. Jetajobe, SSL, MLS |
Judicial Vicar | Reynold H. Oliveros |
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Latin: Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese comprises 16 towns of Nueva Ecija including the cities of Cabanatuan, Palayan, and Gapan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.[2]