Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan

Diocese of Cabanatuan

Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis

Diyosesis ng Cabanatuan
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritorySouthern Nueva Ecija (Aliaga, Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Gabaldon, Gapan, General Mamerto Natividad, General Tinio, Jaen, Laur, Palayan, Peñaranda, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Talavera, Zaragoza)
Ecclesiastical provinceLingayen-Dagupan
MetropolitanLingayen-Dagupan
Statistics
Area2,743 km2 (1,059 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
1,227,000
1,034,000[1] (84.3%)
Parishes30
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 February 1963
CathedralCathedral-Parish of St. Nicholas of Tolentino in Cabanatuan
Titular patronsNicholas of Tolentino
La Virgen Divina Pastora (Patroness)
Secular priests50
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD
Metropolitan ArchbishopSocrates Buenaventura Villegas
Vicar GeneralNoel J. Jetajobe, SSL, MLS
Judicial VicarReynold H. Oliveros
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Latin: Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese comprises 16 towns of Nueva Ecija including the cities of Cabanatuan, Palayan, and Gapan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.[2]

  1. ^ "Cabanatuan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ "Dioceses in the Philippines - Diocese of Cabanatuan" Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. Retrieved on 2013-01-11.

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