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Suffragan diocese Iligan, Philippines

Diocese of Iligan

Iliganen(sis)

The Diocese of Iligan is a Latin Church diocese covering Iligan City and the northern part of Lanao del Norte in the Philippines. Erected as a territorial prelature in 1971 and elevated to a diocese in 1982, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ozamis.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Michael's Cathedral, in Iligan, Philippines.

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Established
1982
Catholics
715,562
Priests
40
Territory
3,092 km²

Parishes and churches

26 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
Jose Ramirez Rapadas III

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The cathedral

St. Michael's Cathedral stands in Iligan, 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

Twenty-six parishes, spread across Iligan City and twelve municipalities in the northern half of Lanao del Norte province, make up the Diocese of Iligan (Latin: Dioecesis Iliganensis), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.