Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog

Diocese of Dipolog Dioecesis Dipologanae Diyosesis sa Dipolog Diyosesis ng Dipolog
Catholic
Dipolog Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Zamboanga del Norte
Ecclesiastical province	Ozamis
Coordinates	8°35′10″N 123°20′44″E / 8.5861°N 123.3455°E / 8.5861; 123.3455
Statistics
Area	7,205 km2 (2,782 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,070,000 758,000[1] (70.8%)
Parishes	38
Schools	5
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	31 July 1967
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
Titular patrons	Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Saint Vincent Ferrer
Secular priests	93
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Severo Cagatan Caermare
Metropolitan Archbishop	Martin Jumoad
Vicar General	Joel S. Montederamos
Bishops emeritus	Jose R. Manguiran
All current statistics are based on updated data taken by Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

The Diocese of Dipolog (Latin: Dioecesis Dipologanae; Filipino: Diyosesis ng Dipolog; Cebuano: Diyosesis sa Dipolog; Spanish: Diócesis de Dipolog) is a Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines which comprises the civil province of Zamboanga del Norte. Erected in 1967 from territory in the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ozamis.^[2][3]

The seat of the diocese is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary which is located at the center of the city of Dipolog of Zamboanga del Norte. The diocese celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2017.^[4] Since its creation the diocese has had three bishops. The current bishop is Severo Cagatan Caermare, the first native of the diocese to become its bishop.