Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac

Diocese of Tarlac
Dioecesis Tarlacensis
Diyosesis ning Tarlac
Diocesis ti Tarlac

Tarlac Cathedral
Location
Country Philippines
Ecclesiastical province San Fernando
Metropolitan San Fernando
Statistics
Area 3,053 km2 (1,179 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2014)
1,273,240
1,052,000 (82.6%)
Parishes 52
Information
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established February 16, 1963
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Tarlac City
Patron saint Saint Sebastian
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Enrique V. Macaraeg (Bishop-Elect)
Metropolitan Archbishop Florentino Lavarias

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac (Latin: Dioecesis Tarlacensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church comprising the whole civil province of Tarlac in the Philippines. The seat of Roman Rite Latin Church diocese is the Saint Sebastian Cathedral in Tarlac City.[1]

Created on February 16, 1963, the diocese was created from territories from both Diocese of San Fernando and the Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Fernando in Pampanga.[1]

Florentino F. Cinense, appointed in 1988 is the second bishop-emeritus of the diocese. Enrique V. Macaraeg is the bishop-elect whose appointment was made on March 31, 2016. He was ordained on May 24, 2016 and installed on the Cathedral on May 31, 2016

Ordinaries

Vicariates

Parishes under their home vicariates

Vicariate of Saint Sebastian

Vicariate of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Vicariate of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

Vicariate of Saint Rose of Lima

Vicariate of Saint Michael the Archangel

Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception - Concepcion

Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception - Victoria

Seminary

Monasteries

References

  1. 1 2 "Jurisdictions - Diocese of Tarlac". CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2014-12-14.
  2. ↑ dioceseoftarlac.wix.com/ph/vicariates#!__vicariates

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