Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman

The Diocese of Catarman (Lat: Dioecesis Catarmaniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.^[2]

Diocese of Catarman Dioecesis Catarmaniensis Diyosesis han Catarman Diyosesis ng Catarman
Catholic
Catarman Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Northern Samar
Ecclesiastical province	Palo
Statistics
Area	3,498 km2 (1,351 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 666,659 625,384[1] (93.8%)
Parishes	31
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 December 1974
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation
Secular priests	51
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	John F. Du
Apostolic Administrator	Nolly Buco

Erected in 1974, the diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo. The Diocese of Catarman has experienced no jurisdictional changes since its establishment.^[2][3]

Bishop Nolly Buco was appointed apostolic administrator and auxiliary bishop of Antipolo by Pope Francis when Bishop Emmanuel Trance retired as bishop of the diocese on 8 December 2023.^[2][3] Trance is from Calinog, Iloilo under the Archdiocese of Jaro.^[4]

Ordinaries

No	Name	In office	Coat of arms
1.	Angel Hobayan, JCD	12 December 1974 - 10 March 2005
2.	Emmanuel Trance	10 March 2005 - 08 December 2023

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

1. "Catarman (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
2. "Diocese of Catarman Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
3. "Diocese of Catarman". UCA News. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
4. "Diocese of Catarman". Claretian Publications. 26 May 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

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