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Suffragan diocese San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

Diocese of San Fernando de La Union

Ferdinandopolitan(us) ab Unione

The Diocese of San Fernando de La Union is a Latin Catholic diocese erected in 1970 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, covering the province of La Union. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral-Parish of St. William the Hermit, in San Fernando de La Union, Philippines.

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Established
1970
Catholics
730,300
Priests
56
Territory
1,493 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
Daniel Presto

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The cathedral

Cathedral-Parish of St. William the Hermit stands in San Fernando de La Union, 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

Carved from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia in 1970, the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Latin: Diœcesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione) is a Latin Church jurisdiction in the Philippines. It serves as a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.