Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan
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Diocese of Cabanatuan Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis Diyosesis ng Cabanatuan |
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Cathedral of Cabanatuan
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Metropolitan | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,743 km2 (1,059 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 1,285,000 1,046,000 (81.4%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 February 1963 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Nicholas of Tolentino in Cabanatuan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sofronio Aguirre Bancud |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates B. Villegas |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Lat: Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southern Nueva Ecija province in the Philippines. The diocese comprises 16 towns of the province including the cities of Cabanatuan, Palayan and Gapan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.
The diocese was created on June 3, 1963 from the territory of Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. It was put under the patronage of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino and the Virgin Mary under the title Divine Shepherdess (Divina Pastora). The seat of the diocese is the St. Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedral in Cabanatuan City with a feast day of September 10.
The diocese lost some territory in 1984 when the Diocese of San Jose in northern Nueva Ecija was formed. The current bishop of the diocese is Rev. Sofronio Aguirre Bancud. He was appointed in 2004 and installed as bishop on January 25, 2005.
St. Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of Cabanatuan
The altar of St. Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedral
The Chancery of the Diocese of Cabanatuan
Maria Assumpta Seminary, the high school (minor) and college seminary of the Diocese of Cabanatuan
The following are the vicariates, parishes of the diocese with the parochial priest and feast day of the diocese (as of January 2014):
Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Aldrin Domingo
Vicar Forane:
Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Raymund E. Gaspar
Three Kings Church or the Divina Pastora Shrine in Gapan
St. Stephen the King Church in Laur
Our Lady of Fatima Church in Gen. M. Natividad
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