Diocese of Tagum
Tagamn(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Tagum, Philippines
The Diocese of Tagum is a Latin Church diocese in Davao del Norte, established as a prelature in 1962 and elevated to a diocese in 1980, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Davao. Its bishop since 2018 is Medel Sacay Aseo.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 13 January 1962
- Latin
- Tagamn(us)
- Patron
- Christ the King
- Annuario code
- 001003150
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,384,000
- Population
- 1,892,604
- Catholic share
- 73.1%
- Priests
- 143
- Catholics per priest
- 9,678
- Extent
- 8,129 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 170
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
- Medel Aseo
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 Christ the King stands in Tagum, 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 Davao
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Davao.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of DavaoDavao
- Diocese of DigosDigos
- Diocese of MatiMati
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Pope John XXIII canonically erected what is now the Diocese of Tagum (Latin: Dioecesis Tagamna) as a Prelature Nullius on January 13, 1962, with Joseph Regan M.M. as local ordinary. On October 11, 1980, Pope John Paul II raised it to a diocese, naming Pedro Dean its first Filipino bishop ordinary and Ramon Villena auxiliary bishop. A Latin Church jurisdiction suffragan to the Archdiocese of Davao, its territory takes in the civil provinces of Davao del Norte (excluding the city of Samal and the southern portion of the Lasang River) and Davao de Oro.
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].