Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta
| Diocese of Urdaneta Dioecesis Urdanetensis Diosis na Urdaneta Diocesis ti Urdaneta | |
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Cathedral of Urdaneta | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippians |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Metropolitan | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,616 km2 (624 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 703,000 594,670 (84.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 January 1985 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Urdaneta |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jacinto Agcaoili Jose |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates B. Villegas |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (Latin: Dioecesis Urdanetensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1985 from the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.
Local Ordinaries
- Pedro G. Magugat (April 22, 1985 - May 5, 1990)
- Jesús Castro Galang (December 7, 1991 - September 6, 2004)
- Jacinto Agcaoili José (September 21, 2005 – present)
Educational Institutions
- Divine Word College of Urdaneta
- Escuela de San Antonio
- Holy Child Academy
- Holy Rood Academy
- Mary Help of Christians Learning Center
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Academy
- Our Lady of the Lilies Academy
- Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic School
- St. Anthony Abbot Academy
- St. Mary's Dominican School
- St. Paschal Catholic School
- St. Patrick Catholic School, Inc
- St. Philomena's Academy
- St. Louis Beltran School, Inc.
Asingan, Pangasinan
See also
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