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Diocese of Bangued Dioecesis Banguedensis Diocesis ti Bangued Diyosesis ng Bangued | |
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Catholic | |
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 Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical province or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.[2]
The current bishop is Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, appointed in 2007.