Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog
Diocese of Dipolog Dioecesis Dipologanae Diyosesis sa Dipolog Diyosesis ng Dipolog | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Zamboanga del Norte |
Ecclesiastical province | Ozamis |
Coordinates | 8°35′10″N 123°20′44″E / 8.5861°N 123.3455°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,205 km2 (2,782 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,070,000 758,000[1] (70.8%) |
Parishes | 38 |
Schools | 5 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 31 July 1967 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary |
Titular patrons | Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Saint Vincent Ferrer |
Secular priests | 93 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Severo Cagatan Caermare |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Martin Jumoad |
Vicar General | Joel S. Montederamos |
Bishops emeritus | Jose R. Manguiran |
All current statistics are based on updated data taken by Catholic-Hierarchy.org. |
The Diocese of Dipolog (Latin: Dioecesis Dipologanae; Filipino: Diyosesis ng Dipolog; Cebuano: Diyosesis sa Dipolog; Spanish: Diócesis de Dipolog) is a Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines which comprises the civil province of Zamboanga del Norte. Erected in 1967 from territory in the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, the diocese is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ozamis.[2][3]
The seat of the diocese is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary which is located at the center of the city of Dipolog of Zamboanga del Norte. The diocese celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2017.[4] Since its creation the diocese has had three bishops. The current bishop is Severo Cagatan Caermare, the first native of the diocese to become its bishop.
History
[edit]The diocese was erected on July 31, 1967, as a diocese under the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, with Felix Zafra appointed as its first bishop. On January 24, 1983, as the former Diocese of Ozamis was elevated into an archdiocese, the Dipolog diocese was then transferred to the new archdiocese.
Ordinaries
[edit]No. | Name | From | Until | Consecrated Bishop | Coat of Arms | |
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1 | Felix Sanchez Zafra[5] | July 31, 1967 (Appointed) |
October 20, 1986 (Appointed as Bishop of Diocese of Tagbilaran) |
October 22, 1967 | ||
2 | Jose Ricare Manguiran[6] | May 27, 1987 (Appointed) |
July 25, 2014 (Retired) |
August 19, 1987 | ||
3 | Severo Cagatan Caermare[7] | July 25, 2014 (Appointed) |
Present | October 30, 2014 |
Timeline
[edit]Coat-of-Arms
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dipolog (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "HOME". Old Website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
- ^ "THE DIOCESE: RETROSPECTION - INTROSPECTION". Old Website of Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog. Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
- ^ "Dipolog diocese marks 50 years". Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Bishop Felix Sanchez Zafra". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Bishop Jose Ricare Manguiran". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Bishop Severo Cagátan Caérmare". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.