Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga
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The Diocese of Balanga is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, established on March 17, 1975, by Pope Paul VI. The diocese has jurisdiction over the whole province of Bataan, with 38 parishes, 5 diocesan shrines, one minor basilica, chaplaincy, quasi-parish, national shrine and chapel, and 4 vicariates. It has 11 schools as of 2017, with 10 are operated by the diocese's Diocesan Schools of Bataan (DSOB) headed by its superintendent Fr. Edgardo S. Sigua with its assistant Fr. Alwin B. Bobis. The Cathedral-Shrine Parish of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary in Aguire Street, Poblacion, Balanga, serves as the seat of the diocese. It is part of the Ecclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga.
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Diocese of Balanga Dioecesis Balangensis Diyosesis ng Balanga Diócesis de Balanga | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Bataan |
Ecclesiastical province | San Fernando |
Metropolitan | San Fernando |
Headquarters | Balanga, Bataan |
Coordinates | 14.6792°N 120.5400°E / 14.6792; 120.5400 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,373 km2 (530 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 853,373 682,698[1] (80%) |
Parishes | 38 parishes, 5 diocesan shrines, 1 chaplaincy, 1 minor basilica, 1 quasi-parish, 1 chapel |
Schools | 11 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | March 17, 1975 |
Cathedral | Cathedral-Shrine Parish of St. Joseph |
Patron saint |
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Secular priests | 58 (33 diocesan and 25 religious priests) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Vacant |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Florentino G. Lavarias |
Apostolic Administrator | Florentino G. Lavarias |
Vicar General | Josue V. Enero |
Map | |
Website | |
Diocese of Balanga |
The titular patron of the Diocese of Balanga is Saint Joseph, whose feast day falls on March 19. The city fiesta is celebrated on April 28.
The diocese became vacant when Bishop Ruperto Santos, who served as fourth bishop of Balanga for 13 years, 3 months, and 21 days from April 1, 2010, as bishop-elect from April to July 8, 2010, and installed bishop of Balanga from July 2010 to July 22, 2023, where he succeeded Socrates Villegas as the diocese's bishop, became bishop of Antipolo on July 2023 covering the province of Rizal and the city of Marikina in Metro Manila. Pope Francis then appointed Archbishop of San Fernando, Pampanga Florentino Lavarias as the Apostolic Administrator of the diocese while awaiting for the installation of Santos' successor as bishop of Balanga.