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Suffragan diocese Tagum, Philippines

Diocese of Tagum

Tagamn(us)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Christ the King, in Tagum, Philippines.

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Established
1962
Catholics
1,384,000
Priests
143
Territory
8,129 km²

Parishes and churches

43 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
Medel Aseo

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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.

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.