Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio
| Diocese of Baguio [1] Dioecesis Baghiopolitanus Diocesis ti Baguio | |
|---|---|
 Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral
Mount Mary, Cathedral Loop, Baguio City | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | City of Baguio, and the Province of Benguet |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nueva Segovia |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,655 km2 (1,025 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 701,000 509,242 (72.6%) |
| Parishes | 26 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1992 July 06 (Apostolic Vicariate), 2004 June 24 (Diocese) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Atonement |
| Secular priests | Diocesan: 41; Religious: 6 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Pope Francis |
| Bishop | Carlito J. Cenzon |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Marlo Mendoza Peralta |
| Vicar General | Benedict Castañeda |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio (Latin: Dioecesis Baghiopolitanus) is a Roman Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Nueva Segovia on Luzon island, in the Philippines.
Its cathedral episcopal is the Marian Cathedral of Our Lady of Atonement, in Baguio City, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Since 2002, the bishop of the diocese has been Carlito J. Cenzon.
History
The Diocese of Baguio, one of the oldest ecclesiastical territories in the Philippines, was erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Mountain Provinces on July 15, 1932. The territory that the Diocese of Baguio now claims was split from the then bishopric of Nueva Segovia.
On June 10, 1945, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Provinces (or Montagnosa), hence entitled to a titular bishop. The prefecture later enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II in February of 1981.
In 1992, the prefecture was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio, having lost territories in order to form the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe and the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk.
On June 24, 2004, the territory was elevated to Diocese of Baguio, losing its missionary pre-diocesan status and becoming a suffragan of its mother-diocese, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.
Ordinaries and Auxiliary episcopate
(all Roman Rite; mostly members of a (missionary) Latin congregation)
- Apostolic Prefect of Mountain Provinces
- Giuseppe Billiet, Scheutists (C.I.C.M.) † (Appointed November 15, 1935 - Died 1947)
- Apostolic Vicars of Mountain Provinces
- William Brasseur, C.I.C.M. † (Appointed June 10, 1948 - retired November 7, 1981), Titular Bishop of Agathonice (1948.06.10 – death 1993.02.01)
- Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng † (7 Nov 1981 - 18 Dec 1987 resigned), Titular Bishop of Trofimiana (1971.04.24 – death 1997.05.06), succeeded as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (1979.07.04 – 1981.11.07), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Mountain Provinces (1971.04.24 – 1979.07.04)
- Auxiliary Bishop Sebastian Acol Dalis (1987.11.18 – 2000.07.11)
- Apostolic Vicars of Baguio
- Ernesto Antolin Salgado (18 Dec 1987 Succeeded - 7 Dec 2000), Titular Bishop of Buruni (1986.10.17 – 2000.12.07), succeeded as former Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Mountain Provinces (Philippines) (1986.10.17 – 1987.12.18); later Bishop of Laoag (Philippines) (2000.12.07 – 2005.02.12), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Segovia (Philippines) (2005.02.12 – 2013.12.30)
- Carlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M. (2002.01.25 – 24 June 2004 see below), Titular Bishop of Scebatiana (1992.07.06 – 2004.06.24), previously Apostolic Vicar of daughter vicariate Tabuk (Philippines) (1992.07.06 – 2002.01.25)
- Suffragan Bishops of Baguio
- Carlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M. (see above 24 June 2004 - ...)
See also
- Catholic Church in the Philippines
- Our Lady of Covadonga, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary of La Trinidad and the Cordilleras
References
- ↑ "Diocese of Baguio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Sources and External links
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Coordinates: 16°24′46″N 120°35′53″E / 16.4128°N 120.5980°E