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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan

Diocese of Ilagan
Dioecesis Ilaganensis
Diyosesis ng Ilagan
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 / 17.1490; 121.8891


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