Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman

Diocese of Catarman Dioecesis Catarmaniensis Diyosesis han Catarman Diyosesis ng Catarman
Catholic
Catarman Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Northern Samar
Ecclesiastical province	Palo
Statistics
Area	3,498 km^2 (1,351 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 666,659 625,384[1] (93.8%)
Parishes	31
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 December 1974
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation
Secular priests	51
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Nolly C. Buco
Metropolitan Archbishop	John F. Du

The Diocese of Catarman (Lat: Dioecesis Catarmaniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.^[2]

Erected in 1974, the diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo. The Diocese of Catarman has experienced no jurisdictional changes since its establishment.^[2][3]

Nolly Buco, who currently serves as the auxiliary bishop of Antipolo, was appointed apostolic administrator by Pope Francis when Bishop Emmanuel Trance retired as bishop of the diocese on 8 December 2023.^[2][3] Trance is from Calinog, Iloilo under the Archdiocese of Jaro.^[4] In 18 October 2024, Pope Francis subsequently appointed him as the third bishop of Catarman.^[5]

Ordinaries

No	Name	In office	Coat of arms
1.	Angel Hobayan, JCD	12 December 1974 - 10 March 2005
2.	Emmanuel Trance	10 March 2005 - 08 December 2023
3.	Nolly Buco	08 December 2023 - 17 October 2024 (Apostolic administrator) 15 January 2025 - present (Bishop-designate)

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

External links

• Dioecesis Catarmaniensis Catholic-Hierarchy.org

References

1. "Catarman (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
2. "Diocese of Catarman Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
3. "Diocese of Catarman". UCA News. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
4. "Diocese of Catarman". Claretian Publications. 26 May 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
5. "Pope Francis appoints a bishop for Catarman diocese". GMA Network. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

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