Roman Catholic Diocese of Tandag
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Diocese of Tandag
Dioecesis Tandagensis
Diyosesis ng Tandag
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Location | |
Country | Philippians |
Territory | Surigao del Sur |
Ecclesiastical province | Cagayan de Oro |
Metropolitan | Cagayan de Oro |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 605,005 484,004 (80%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 16 June 1978 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of San Nicholas of Tolentino in Tandag |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Nereo P. Odchimar |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Antonio Ledesma |
Emeritus Bishops | Ireneo A. Amantillo Bishop Emeritus (1978-2001) |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tandag (Lat: Dioecesis Tandagensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Erected in 1978, the diocese was created from territory in the Diocese of Surigao.
The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
The current bishop is Nereo P. Odchimar, appointed in 2001.
Ordinaries
- Ireneo A. Amantillo, C.SS.R. (6 Sep 1978 Appointed - 18 Oct 2001 Resigned)
- Nereo P. Odchimar (18 Oct 2001 Appointed - )
See also
Categories:
- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Philippines articles missing geocoordinate data
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cagayan de Oro
- Religious organizations established in 1978
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Religion in Surigao del Sur