Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac

Diocese of Tarlac Dioecesis Tarlacensis Diyosesis ning Tarlac Diocesis ti Tarlac
Tarlac Cathedral
Location
Country	Philippines
Ecclesiastical province	San Fernando
Metropolitan	San Fernando
Statistics
Area	3,053 km^2 (1,179 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 1,273,240 1,052,000 (82.6%)
Parishes	52
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	Enrique V. Macaraeg (Bishop-Elect)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Florentino Lavarias

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]

Florentino F. Cinense, appointed in 1988 is the second bishop-emeritus of the diocese. Enrique V. Macaraeg is the bishop-elect whose appointment was made on March 31, 2016.

Ordinaries

• Jesus J. Sison † (Mar 8, 1963 - Jan 21, 1988)
• Florentino F. Cinense (Jan 21, 1988 - March 31, 2016)
• Enrique V. Macaraeg (Bishop-Elect as of March 31, 2016)

References

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