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Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Insulis Philippinis Diyosesis ng San Jose, Nueva Ecija Diocesis ti San Jose, Nueva Ecija | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Northern Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Cuyapo, Guimba, Licab, Llanera, Lupao, Muñoz, Nampicuan, Pantabangan, Quezon, Rizal, San Jose, Santo Domingo, Talugtug) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Metropolitan | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Coordinates | 15°47′31″N 120°59′23″E / 15.79201°N 120.98961°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,540 km2 (980 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 975,000 860,000[1] (88.2%) |
| Parishes | 21 |
| Congregations | 10 (4 Religious Institutes of Men and 6 Religious Institutes of Women) |
| Schools | 12 (10 Diocesan Schools and 2 Religious Administered) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 February 1984 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Joseph the Worker |
| Patron saint | Joseph the Worker |
| Secular priests | 41 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Roberto Calara Mallari |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates Buenaventura Villegas |
| Vicar General | Getty A. Ferrer |
| Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org | |
The Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Insulis Philippinis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
The diocese was founded in 1984, having previously formed part of the Diocese of Cabanatuan. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.
The diocese held its first Diocesan Synod in March 2011 led by the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. The diocese celebrated its Silver Anniversary of Canonical Erection last July 14, 2009. On April 20, Pope Benedict XVI named its third bishop, Mylo Hubert C. Vergara, as the bishop of Pasig. At present, the diocese is headed by its fourth bishop Roberto C. Mallari, former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga.
- ^ "San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.