Diocese of Cabanatuan Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis Diyosesis ng Cabanatuan | |
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| Catholic | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| 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]
- ^ "Cabanatuan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Dioceses in the Philippines - Diocese of Cabanatuan" Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. Retrieved on 2013-01-11.