Diocese of Dipolog
Dipologan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Dipolog, Philippines
The Diocese of Dipolog is a Latin Church diocese in the Philippines covering the province of Zamboanga del Norte. Erected in 1967 from the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ozamis.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 31 July 1967
- Latin
- Dipologan(us)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary and Saint Vincent Ferrer
- Annuario code
- 001001308
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 758,000
- Population
- 1,070,000
- Catholic share
- 70.8%
- Priests
- 93
- Catholics per priest
- 8,151
- Extent
- 7,205 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 105
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Severo Caermare
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary stands in Dipolog, 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.
The province of Ozamis
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Ozamis.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of IliganIligan
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Covering the civil province of Zamboanga del Norte, the Diocese of Dipolog (Latin: Dioecesis Dipologanae; Filipino: Diyosesis ng Dipolog; Cebuano: Diyosesis sa Dipolog; Spanish: Diócesis de Dipolog) belongs to the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It was erected in 1967 out of territory of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga and now serves as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ozamis.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].