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Suffragan diocese Baguio, Philippines

Diocese of Baguio

Baghiopolitan(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Baguio is a Latin Church diocese covering Baguio City and Benguet province, Philippines, erected as an apostolic vicariate in 1992 and elevated to a diocese in 2004 as a suffragan of Nueva Segovia. Its bishop since 2024 is Rafael Tambao-an Cruz.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral, in Baguio, Philippines.

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Established
2004
Catholics
594,000
Priests
58
Territory
2,655 km²

Parishes and churches

31 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Rafael Cruz

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The cathedral

Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral stands in Baguio, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Covering the city of Baguio and the province of Benguet on Luzon island, the Diocese of Baguio (Latin: Dioecesis Baghiopolitana) belongs to the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Erected as a diocese in 2004 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, it has its see at the Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral. The Most Rev. Rafael T. Cruz currently leads it as the third Bishop of Baguio, following Victor Barnuevo Bendico, who was appointed Archbishop of Capiz.