Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac
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Diocese of Tarlac Dioecesis Tarlacensis Diyosesis ning Tarlac Diocesis ti Tarlac |
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Tarlac Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Ecclesiastical province | San Fernando |
| Metropolitan | San Fernando |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,053 km2 (1,179 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 1,273,240 1,052,000 (82.6%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | February 16, 1963 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Tarlac City |
| Patron saint | Saint Sebastian |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Enrique V. Macaraeg (Bishop-Elect) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Florentino Lavarias |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac (Latin: Dioecesis Tarlacensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church comprising the whole civil province of Tarlac in the Philippines. The seat of Roman Rite Latin Church diocese is the Saint Sebastian Cathedral in Tarlac City.
Created on February 16, 1963, the diocese was created from territories from both Diocese of San Fernando and the Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Fernando in Pampanga.
Florentino F. Cinense, appointed in 1988 is the second bishop-emeritus of the diocese. Enrique V. Macaraeg is the bishop-elect whose appointment was made on March 31, 2016. He was ordained on May 24, 2016 and installed on the Cathedral on May 31, 2016
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