Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac
Diocese of Tarlac Dioecesis Tarlacensis Diocesis ning Tarlac Diocesis ti Tarlac Diyosesis ng Tarlac Diócesis de Tarlac | |
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| Catholic | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Tarlac |
| Ecclesiastical province | San Fernando |
| Metropolitan | San Fernando |
| Coordinates | 15°29′15″N 120°35′18″E / 15.48761°N 120.58828°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,053 km2 (1,179 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 70 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | February 16, 1963 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Sebastian |
| Patron saint | Sebastian |
| Secular priests | 105 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Roberto Calara Mallari |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Florentino Lavarias |
| Vicar General | O'neal M. Sanchez |
| Bishops emeritus | Florentino Ferrer Cinense |
| Website | |
| Diocese of Tarlac | |
| Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org | |
The Diocese of Tarlac (Latin: Dioecesis Tarlacensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese comprising the whole civil province of Tarlac (except Camp Servillano Aquino in San Miguel, Tarlac City, which belongs to the Military Ordinariate) in the Philippines. The see is the Saint Sebastian Cathedral in Tarlac City.[2]
History
On February 16, 1963, the Diocese of Tarlac was created from territories from both the Diocese of San Fernando and the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. It is part of the Ecclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga.[3]
Enrique V. Macaraeg, Tarlac's third bishop was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on March 31, 2016. He was ordained on May 24, 2016, and installed on May 31, 2016. Macaraeg died in office on October 23, 2023 due to cardiac arrest, which left the diocese vacant for more than a year.[4]
On December 29, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Roberto Mallari, then bishop of San Jose, as the fourth Bishop of Tarlac.[5] He was canonically installed at the Tarlac Cathedral on March 27, 2025.[6]
Ordinaries
| No. | Portrait | Name | Coat of Arms | From | Until | Duration | Notes |
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| 1 | Jesus Juan A. Sison 1918–2004 |
8 Mar 1963 | 21 Jan 1988 | 24 years, 10 months, 13 days | First bishop of Tarlac; retired. | ||
| 2 | Florentino F. Cinense 1938– |
21 Jan 1988 | 31 Mar 2016 | 28 years, 2 months, 10 days | Retired. | ||
| 3 | Enrique d.V. Macaraeg 1955–2023 |
31 Mar 2016 | 23 Oct 2023 | 7 years, 6 months, 23 days | Died in office. | ||
| 4 | Roberto C. Mallari 1958– |
29 Dec 2024 | Incumbent | ongoing | Current bishop of Tarlac. |
Coadjutor Bishop
| No. | Portrait | Name | From | Until | Duration | Notes |
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| 1 | Florentino F. Cinense 1938– |
17 Aug 1985 | 21 Jan 1988 | 2 years, 5 months, 4 days | Succeeded as Bishop of Tarlac. |
See also
References
- ^ "Tarlac (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "Jurisdictions - Diocese of Tarlac" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2014-12-14.
- ^ "Jurisdictions - Diocese of Tarlac" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2014-12-14.
- ^ Lopez, Rommel F. (October 24, 2023). "Tarlac bishop dies of cardiac arrest". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ CBCP News (December 29, 2024). "Pope Francis names new Tarlac bishop". Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ Dequia, Norman (January 13, 2025). "Canonical installation ni Bishop Mallari, pangungunahan ng Papal Nuncio" [Canonical installation by Papal Nuncio]. Radio Veritas. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
External links
- Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac at Wikimedia Commons
- Dioecesis Tarlacensis Catholic-Hierarchy.org