Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose (Nueva Ecija)

Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija

Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Insulis Philippinis

Diyosesis ng San Jose, Nueva Ecija
Diocesis ti San Jose, Nueva Ecija
Catholic
Coat of arms of the Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPhilippines
TerritoryNorthern Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Cuyapo, Guimba, Licab, Llanera, Lupao, Muñoz, Nampicuan, Pantabangan, Quezon, Rizal, San Jose, Santo Domingo, Talugtug)
Ecclesiastical provinceLingayen-Dagupan
MetropolitanLingayen-Dagupan
Coordinates15°47′31″N 120°59′23″E / 15.79201°N 120.98961°E / 15.79201; 120.98961
Statistics
Area2,540 km2 (980 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
975,000
860,000[1] (88.2%)
Parishes21
Congregations10 (4 Religious Institutes of Men and 6 Religious Institutes of Women)
Schools12 (10 Diocesan Schools and 2 Religious Administered)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 February 1984
CathedralCathedral-Parish of St. Joseph the Worker
Patron saintJoseph the Worker
Secular priests41
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRoberto Calara Mallari
Metropolitan ArchbishopSocrates Buenaventura Villegas
Vicar GeneralGetty 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.

  1. ^ "San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.