Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag
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The Diocese of Laoag (Latin: Dioecesis Laoagensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
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Diocese of Laoag Dioecesis Laoagensis [1] Diocesis ti Laoag Diosesis ng Laoag Diócesis de Laoag | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Ilocos Norte |
Ecclesiastical province | Nueva Segovia |
Coordinates | 18°11′37″N 120°35′38″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,386 km2 (1,307 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 618,253 367,998[2] (59.5%) |
Parishes | 30 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 5, 1961 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint William the Hermit |
Patron saint | William the Hermit |
Secular priests | 54 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Renato Pine Mayugba |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Marlo Mendoza Peralta |
Map | |
Territorial jurisdiction of the Diocese of Laoag |
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The diocese was erected in 1961 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. It was sede vacante from June 15, 2011, to October 11, 2012. On October 12, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Most Rev. Renato P. Mayugba, then Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, as the sixth bishop of the diocese.