Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac

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Diocese of Tarlac

Dioecesis Tarlacensis

Diyosesis ning Tarlac
Diocesis ti Tarlac
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Tarlac Cathedral
Location
Country Philippines
Ecclesiastical province San Fernando
Metropolitan San Fernando
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
1,177,000
976,000 (82.9%)
Information
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established February 16, 1963
Cathedral Cathedral of St Sebastian in Tarlac City
Patron saint Saint Sebastian
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Florentino Ferrer Cinense
Metropolitan Archbishop Florentino Lavarias
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac (Latin: Dioecesis Tarlacensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church comprising the whole civil province of Tarlac in the Philippines. The seat of Roman Rite Latin Church diocese is the Saint Sebastian Cathedral in Tarlac City.[1]

Created on February 16, 1963, the diocese was created from territories from both Diocese of San Fernando and the Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Fernando in Pampanga.[1]

The current bishop is Florentino Ferrer Cinense, appointed in 1988.

Ordinaries

  • Jesus J. Sison † (Mar 8, 1963 Appointed - Jan 21, 1988 Resigned)
  • Florentino Ferrer Cinense (Jan 21, 1988 Succeeded - )


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jurisdictions - Diocese of Tarlac". CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2014-12-14.

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