Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union
Diocese of San Fernando de La Unión Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione Diócesis ti San Fernando de La Union Diyosesis ng San Fernando de La Union Diócesis de San Fernando de La Unión | |
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| Catholic | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | La Union |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen–Dagupan |
| Metropolitan | Lingayen–Dagupan |
| Coordinates | 16°36′57″N 120°19′03″E / 16.61576°N 120.31752°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,493 km2 (576 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 19 January 1970 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. William the Hermit |
| Patron saint | William the Hermit Our Lady of Namacpacan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Daniel Oca Presto |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates B. Villegas |
| Website | |
| dioceseofcabanatuan.org | |
The Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Latin: Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1970 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.[2] It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan.
Ordinaries
| No. | Portrait | Name | Coat of Arms | From | Until | Duration | Notes |
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| Bishops of San Fernando de La Union (6 February 1970 – present) | |||||||
| 1 | Victorino C. Ligot 1924–1980 |
6 Feb 1970 | 18 Sep 1980 | 10 years, 7 months, 12 days | First bishop of the diocese. Died shortly after resignation. | ||
| 2 | Salvador L. Lazo 1918–2000 |
20 Jan 1981 | 28 May 1993 | 12 years, 4 months, 8 days | Retired. Known for his later traditionalist stance. | ||
| 3 | Antonio R. Tobias 1941– |
28 May 1993 | 25 Nov 2003 | 10 years, 5 months, 28 days | Appointed Bishop of Novaliches. | ||
| 4 | Artemio L. Rillera, S.V.D. 1942–2011 |
1 Apr 2005 | 13 Nov 2011 | 6 years, 7 months, 12 days | Died in office. | ||
| 5 | Rodolfo F. Beltran 1948–2017 |
30 Oct 2012 | 17 Jun 2017 | 4 years, 7 months, 18 days | Died in office. | ||
| 6 | Daniel O. Presto 1963– |
9 May 2018 | Incumbent | ongoing | Current bishop. | ||
See also
References
- ^ "San Fernando de La Union(Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Catholic-Hierarchy
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