Archdiocese of Tuguegarao Archidioecesis Tuguegaraoana | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Cagayan |
Ecclesiastical province | Tuguegarao |
Metropolitan | Tuguegarao |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,296 km2 (3,589 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 2,081,000 1,650,000[1] (79.3%) |
Parishes | 50 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | September 21, 1974 |
Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle |
Patron saint | Peter the Apostle |
Secular priests | 75 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ricardo Lingan Baccay |
Vicar General | Gerard Ariston P. Perez |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Tuguegarao is a river delta city that became center of the archdiocese in the province of Cagayan, on the island of Luzon. Its seat is located at the Saint Peter the Apostle Metropolitan Cathedral.