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Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman

Coordinates: 12°29′56″N 124°38′13″E / 12.4988°N 124.6369°E / 12.4988; 124.6369
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Diocese of Catarman

Dioecesis Catarmaniensis

Diyosesis han Catarman
Diyosesis ng Catarman
Catholic
Catarman Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryNorthern Samar
Ecclesiastical provincePalo
Statistics
Area3,498 km2 (1,351 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 666,659
  • 625,384[1] (93.8%)
Parishes31
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 5, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-12-05)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation
Secular priests51
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopNolly C. Buco
Metropolitan ArchbishopJohn F. Du

The Diocese of Catarman (Lat: Dioecesis Catarmaniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.[2]

Erected in 1974, the diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo. The Diocese of Catarman has experienced no jurisdictional changes since its establishment.[2][3]

Nolly Buco, a former auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo, was initially appointed as apostolic administrator by Pope Francis when Bishop Emmanuel Trance retired as bishop of the diocese on December 8, 2023.[2][3] Trance is from Calinog, Iloilo under the Archdiocese of Jaro.[4] On October 16, 2024, Pope Francis subsequently appointed him as the third bishop of Catarman;[5] he was installed on January 15, 2025.

Ordinaries

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No. Bishop Period in office Notes Coat of arms
1 Angel Tec-i Hobayan March 11, 1975 – March 10, 2005
(29 years, 364 days) 		Retired
2 Emmanuel Celeste Trance March 10, 2005 – December 8, 2023
(18 years, 273 days) 		Resigned for health reasons
3 Nolly Camingue Buco January 15, 2025 – present
(191 days)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Catarman (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Diocese of Catarman Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Diocese of Catarman". UCA News. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Diocese of Catarman". Claretian Publications. May 26, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Pope Francis appoints a bishop for Catarman diocese". GMA Network. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

12°29′56″N 124°38′13″E / 12.4988°N 124.6369°E / 12.4988; 124.6369

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