Diocese of Bangued Dioecesis Banguedensis Diyosesis ti Bangued |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Abra |
Ecclesiastical province | Nueva Segovia |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,975 km2 (1,535 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 274,000 221,968 (81%) |
Parishes | 22 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 12 June 1955 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St James the Greater in Bangued, Abra |
Patron saint | St. James the Great |
Secular priests | 41 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Leopoldo Jaucian |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Marlo Mendoza Peralta |
Vicar General | Pablo Nilo Peig |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
The current bishop is Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, appointed in 2006.
Coordinates: 17°35′45″N 120°37′01″E / 17.5957°N 120.6170°E