Diocese of Ilagan Dioecesis Ilaganensis Diyosesis ng Ilagan |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Ecclesiastical province | Tuguegarao |
Metropolitan | Tuguegarao |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,664 km2 (4,117 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,337,110 1,060,689 (79.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 21 January 1970 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Gamu, Isabela |
Co-cathedral | St. Ferdinand Proto-Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Ferdinand |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede Vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sergio Utleg |
Vicar General | John Arthur P. Bartolome |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan (Lat: Dioecesis Ilaganensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Established in 1970, the diocese is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.
The diocese had no jurisdictional changes. The seat of the diocese used to be located in Saint Ferdinand Parish Church in Ilagan City before being transferred to the Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel in Gamu, Isabela in 2013.
Coordinates: 17°08′56″N 121°53′21″E / 17.1490°N 121.8891°E