Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union

The Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Latin: Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1970 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.[2] It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.

Diocese of San Fernando de La Unión

Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione

Diócesis ti San Fernando de La Union
Diyosesis ng San Fernando de La Union
Diócesis de San Fernando de La Unión
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPhilippines
TerritoryLa Union
Ecclesiastical provinceLingayen-Dagupan
MetropolitanLingayen-Dagupan
Coordinates16°36′57″N 120°19′03″E / 16.61576°N 120.31752°E / 16.61576; 120.31752
Statistics
Area1,493 km2 (576 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
853,600
730,300[1] (85.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established19 January 1970
CathedralCathedral-Parish of St. William the Hermit
Patron saintWilliam the Hermit
Our Lady of Namacpacan
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDaniel Oca Presto
Metropolitan ArchbishopSocrates B. Villegas
Website
dioceseofcabanatuan.org

Ordinaries

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No. Name From Until Coat of Arms
1 Victorino Cristobal Ligot 6 Feb. 1970 18 Sept. 1980  
2   Salvador Lazo Lazo 20 Jan. 1981 28 May 1993  
3   Antonio Realubin Tobias 28 May 1993 25 Nov. 2003  
4 Artemio Lomboy Rillera, SVD 1 Apr. 2005 13 Nov. 2011  
Sede Vacante - Apostolic Administrator Socrates B. Villegas, DD 13 Nov. 2011 19 Jan. 2013
5 Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran 19 Jan. 2013 17 Jun. 2017  
Sede Vacante - Apostolic Administrator Victor B. Bendico, DD 17 June 2017 02 Aug. 2018
6 Daniel Oca Presto 2 Aug. 2018 present  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "San Fernando de La Union(Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ Catholic-Hierarchy