Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union
| Diocese of San Fernando de La Unión Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitanus ab Unione Diyosesis ng San Fernando ng Union | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Metropolitan | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,493 km2 (576 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 760,000 654,000 (86.1%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 19 January 1970 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. William the Hermit |
| Patron saint | St William of Maleval |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates B. Villegas |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Latin: Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitanus ab Unione) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1970 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.[1]
Ordinaries
- Victorino Cristobal Ligot (February 6, 1970 - September 18, 1980)
- Salvador Lazo Lazo (January 20, 1981 - May 28, 1993)
- Antonio Realubin Tobias (May 28, 1993 - November 25, 2003)
- Artemio Lomboy Rillera (April 1, 2005 - November 11, 2011)
- Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran (Oct. 30, 2012 – present)
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