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Suffragan diocese Bangued, Philippines

Diocese of Bangued

Bangueden(sis)

The Diocese of Bangued is a Latin Church diocese covering the province of Abra in northern Luzon, Philippines. Erected as a territorial prelature in 1955 and elevated to a diocese on November 15, 1982, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. James the Elder, in Bangued, Philippines.

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Established
1955
Catholics
225,637
Priests
25
Territory
3,975 km²

Parishes and churches

23 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
Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. James the Elder stands in Bangued, 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

In the Philippines, the Latin Church maintains the Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis). Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, appointed in 2007, is the current bishop.