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Suffragan diocese Tarlac, Philippines

Diocese of Tarlac

Tarlacen(sis)

The Diocese of Tarlac is a Latin Church diocese covering Tarlac province, erected in 1963 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga. Roberto C. Mallari was appointed its fourth bishop in December 2024 and installed in March 2025.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral-Parish of Saint Sebastian, in Tarlac, Philippines.

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Established
1963
Catholics
1,202,764
Priests
105
Territory
3,053 km²

Parishes and churches

54 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
Roberto Calara Mallari

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The cathedral

Cathedral-Parish of Saint Sebastian stands in Tarlac, 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 civil province of Tarlac in the Philippines belongs to the Latin Catholic Diocese of Tarlac (Latin: Dioecesis Tarlacensis), with one exception: Camp Servillano Aquino in San Miguel, Tarlac City, which comes under the Military Ordinariate. Saint Sebastian Cathedral in Tarlac City serves as the see.