Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong
| Diocese of Bayombong Dioecesis Bayombongensis Diyosesis ng Bayombong Diocesis ti Bayombong | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tuguegarao |
| Metropolitan | Tuguegarao |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,961 km2 (2,688 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 597,000 421,000 (70.5%) |
| Parishes | 20 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Dominic in Bayombong |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ramon B. Villena |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sergio Utleg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong (Lat: Dioecesis Bayombongensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The current bishop is Ramon B. Villena, appointed in 1986. Its seat is the Bayombong Cathedral.
History
Erected in 1966, as the territorial prelature of Bayombong, the prelature was elevated to a full diocese in 1982. The diocese is a suffragan of the Diocese of Tuguegarao.
Ordinaries
- Albert van Overbeke, C.I.C.M. † (18 Nov 1966 Appointed - 15 Sep 1986 Resigned)
- Ramon B. Villena (15 Sep 1986 Succeeded - )
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