Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan

Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan.

Diocese of Iligan

Dioecesis Iliganensis

Diyosesis sa Iligan
Diyosesis ng Iligan
Catholic
Iligan Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Iligan
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryLanao del Norte (Bacolod, Baroy, Iligan City, Kapatagan, Kauswagan, Kolambugan, Lala, Linamon, Magsaysay, Maigo, Salvador, Sapad, Tubod)
Ecclesiastical provinceOzamis
Statistics
Area3,092 km2 (1,194 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
1,206,648
715,562[1] (59.3%)
Parishes26
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedFebruary 17, 1971 (Prelature), November 15, 1982 (Diocese)
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral
Patron saintMichael the Archangel
Secular priests40
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJose Ramirez Rapadas, III
Metropolitan ArchbishopMartin Jumoad
Vicar GeneralMsgr. Rey Pati-an

The Diocese of Iligan (Lat: Dioecesis Iliganensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, comprising 26 parishes in Iligan City and twelve municipalities located at the northern half of the province of Lanao del Norte.

History

Erected on February 17, 1971, as a territorial prelature out of the newly elevated Diocese of Ozamis, it was subdivided on November 20, 1976, to form the new Territorial Prelature of Marawi.

On November 15, 1982, the prelature nullius was elevated to a full diocese and is a suffragan first to the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro and then later to the Archdiocese of Ozamis after its elevation on January 24, 1983.

The current bishop is Jose Rapadas III, appointed in 2019. Bishop Rapadas was a diocesan clergyman from the Diocese of Ipil in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. He is the fifth bishop of the Diocese

Ordinaries

No. Name From Until Consecrated Bishop Coat of Arms
1 Bienvenido Solon Tudtud† February 17, 1971
(Appointed) 		April 25, 1977
(Appointed as Prelate of Marawi)
2 Fernando Robles Capalla April 25, 1977
(Appointed) 		June 28, 1994
(Appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Davao) 		April 2, 1975
Sede vacante (June 29, 1994 - May 2, 1995)
3 Emilio Layon Bataclan May 3, 1995
(Appointed) 		June 21, 2004
(Resigned) 		April 19, 1990
Sede vacante (June 22, 2004 - March 24, 2006)
4 Elenito de los Reyes Galido March 25, 2006
(Appointed) 		December 5, 2017
(Died in office) 		September 8, 2006
Sede vacante (December 6, 2017 - June 12, 2019)
(Under the care of Severo Cagatan Caermare as the diocesan administrator while serving as bishop of Dipolog.)[2]
5 Jose Ramirez Rapadas III June 13, 2019[3]
(Appointed) 		Incumbent August 20, 2019

References

  1. ^ "Iligan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Aurelio, Julie M. (December 9, 2017). "Pope Francis appoints Dipolog bishop to oversee Iligan diocese". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Lagarde, Roy (June 14, 2019). "Pope appoints youngest Filipino bishop". Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved October 27, 2020.

See also

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