Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan

Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan.
Diocese of Ilagan

Dioecesis Ilaganensis

Diócesis ti Ilagan
Diyosesis ng Ilagan
Diócesis de Ilagán
Catholic
Gamu Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryIsabela
Ecclesiastical provinceTuguegarao
MetropolitanTuguegarao
Statistics
Area12,556 km2 (4,848 sq mi)[1]
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
1,741,750
1,368,520[2] (78.6%)
Parishes38[1]
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established31 January 1970
CathedralCathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel (Gamu)
Co-cathedralSaint Ferdinand Parish Church (Ilagan; former cathedral)
Titular patrons
Secular priests38[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDavid William Antonio
Metropolitan ArchbishopRicardo Baccay
Vicar GeneralEdmundo "June" Castaneda
The former coat of arms of the Diocese of Ilagan, featuring a crown (now removed) and sword for St. Ferdinand the King.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan (Lat: Dioecesis Ilaganensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It was erected on 31 January 1970 from territory of the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuguegarao and it covers the entire civil Province of Isabela.[1] It is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.[1]

The diocese has had no jurisdictional changes. The seat of the diocese used to be located in Saint Ferdinand Parish Church in Ilagan City before being transferred to the Gamu Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel) in Gamu, Isabela, in 2013.[3]

David William V. Antonio was installed as the fifth Bishop of Ilagan on February 12, 2019.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ilagan (Latin (or Roman) Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Ilagan (Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  3. ^ Darang, Josephine (September 22, 2013). "Pope Francis transfers episcopal seat of Diocese of Ilagan to Gamu, Isabela". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Lagarde, Roy (February 15, 2019). "Bishop Antonio takes possession of northern diocese". CBCPNews. Retrieved 18 February 2019.