Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan

Roman Catholic diocese in the Philippines

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan (Lat: Dioecesis Ilaganensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It was erected on 31 January 1970 from territory of the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuguegarao and it covers the entire civil Province of Isabela.^[1] It is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.^[1]

The diocese has had no jurisdictional changes. The seat of the diocese used to be located in Saint Ferdinand Parish Church in Ilagan City before being transferred to the Gamu Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel) in Gamu, Isabela, in 2013.^[3]

David William V. Antonio was installed as the fifth Bishop of Ilagan on February 12, 2019.^[4]

Ordinaries

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines
• List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines

References

1. "Ilagan (Latin (or Roman) Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
2. "Ilagan (Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
3. Darang, Josephine (September 22, 2013). "Pope Francis transfers episcopal seat of Diocese of Ilagan to Gamu, Isabela". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
4. Lagarde, Roy (February 15, 2019). "Bishop Antonio takes possession of northern diocese". CBCPNews. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

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