Metropolitan see San Fernando, Philippines
Archdiocese of San Fernando
Sancti Ferdinandi
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of San Fernando is a Latin Catholic metropolitan see covering the province of Pampanga and Angeles City. Erected as a diocese in 1948 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1975, it has the suffragan dioceses of Balanga, Iba, and Tarlac.
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- Established
- 1948
- Catholics
- 2,494,547
- Priests
- 150
- Territory
- 2,180 km²
Parishes and churches
93 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Virgen de los RemediosSan FernandoView parish
- Virgen de los RemediosSanto DomingoView parish
- Virgen de LourdesTalangView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Florentino Lavarias
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The cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando stands in San Fernando, 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
The whole province of Pampanga together with Angeles City lies under the territorial care of the Archdiocese of San Fernando (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Ferdinandi; Filipino: Arkidiyosesis ng San Fernando; Spanish: Arquidiócesis de San Fernando; Kapampangan: Arkidiosesis ning San Fernando), an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church.