Prelature of Batanes
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Territorial Prelature of Batanes Praelatura Territorialis Batanensis Prelatura Teritoryal ng Batanes |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tuguegarao |
| Metropolitan | Tuguegarao |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 784 km2 (303 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 16, 476 15, 505 (94.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Dominic of Guzman in Basco, Batanes |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Prelate | Camilo Diaz Gregorio |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sergio Utleg |
The Territorial Prelature of Batanes (in Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Batanensis) is a Latin rite pre-diocesan, non-missionary jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuguegarao on Luzon island in the Philippines.
The Cathedral of Santo Domingo de Guzman is the episcopal seat of the territorial prelate, in Basco, Batanes, Cagayan Valley. The current bishop is Danilo B Ulep.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 16,647 Catholics (94.5% of 17,609 total) on 784 km² in 6 parishes and 1 mission with 9 priests (diocesan), 4 lay religious (4 sisters), 2 seminarians.
The diocese includes the Philippine province of Batanes province and the municipality of Calayan in Cagayan Province. The territory is divided into six parishes. In 2004 there were 15,505 baptized about 16,476 inhabitants.
(all Roman Rite)
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