Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio (Latin: Dioecesis Baghiopolitana) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia on Luzon island in the Philippines.

Diocese of Baguio [1]

Dioecesis Baghiopolitana

Diocesis ti Baguio
Diócesis de Baguio
Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral Mount Mary, Cathedral Loop, Baguio City
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryCity of Baguio, and the Province of Benguet
Ecclesiastical provinceNueva Segovia
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Nueva Segovia
Statistics
Area2,655 km2 (1,025 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2012)
701,000
509,242 (72.6%)
Parishes26
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1992 July 06 (Apostolic Vicariate), 2004 June 24 (Diocese)
CathedralOur Lady of the Atonement Cathedral
Patron saintOur Lady of the Atonement
Secular priestsDiocesan: 41; Religious: 6
Current leadership
PopePope Francis
BishopVictor Bendico, D.D.
Metropolitan ArchbishopMarlo Mendoza Peralta
Vicar GeneralRev. Fr. Rosito Pedro, Jr.
Website
Website of the Diocese

Its see is Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral in Baguio, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region.

The Bishop of Baguio is Victor B. Bendico who was enthroned in 2017 to replace Emeritus Bishop Carlito "Otto" J. Cenzon, CICM on January 10, 2017.

History
The Coat of Arms of the then-Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Province

The Diocese is one of the oldest ecclesiastical territories in the Philippines. It was established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Mountain Provinces on July 15, 1932. The territory that the Diocese of Baguio now spans was split from the bishopric of Nueva Segovia.

On June 10, 1945, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Provinces (or Montagnosa), entitling it to a titular bishop. The prefecture received a papal visit from John Paul II in February 1981.

In 1992, the prefecture was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio, after ceding territories to form the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe and the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk.

On June 24, 2004, the prefecture became the Diocese of Baguio, losing its missionary pre-diocesan status and becoming a suffragan of its mother Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

Ordinaries and auxiliary episcopate

These ordinaries are all Latin Rite clergy, who are mostly members of missionary congregations.

Apostolic Prefect of Mountain Provinces
  • Giuseppe Billiet, Scheutists (C.I.C.M.) (Appointed November 15, 1935 - Died 1947)
Apostolic Vicars of Mountain Provinces
  • William Brasseur, C.I.C.M. (Appointed June 10, 1948 - retired November 7, 1981), Titular Bishop of Agathonice (1948.06.10 – death 1993.02.01)
  • Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng (7 Nov 1981 - 18 Dec 1987 resigned), Titular Bishop of Trofimiana (1971.04.24 – death 1997.05.06), succeeded as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (1979.07.04 – 1981.11.07), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Mountain Provinces (1971.04.24 – 1979.07.04)
Apostolic Vicars of Baguio
  • Ernesto Antolin Salgado (18 Dec 1987 Succeeded - 7 Dec 2000), Titular Bishop of Buruni (1986.10.17 – 2000.12.07), succeeded as former Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Mountain Provinces (Philippines) (1986.10.17 – 1987.12.18); later Bishop of Laoag (Philippines) (2000.12.07 – 2005.02.12), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Segovia (Philippines) (2005.02.12 – 2013.12.30)
  • Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. (2002.01.25 – 24 June 2004 see below), Titular Bishop of Scebatiana (1992.07.06 – 2004.06.24), previously Apostolic Vicar of daughter vicariate Tabuk (Philippines) (1992.07.06 – 2002.01.25)
Suffragan Bishops of Baguio
  • Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. † ( 24 June 2004 - January 10, 2017)
  • Victor B. Bendico (January 10, 2017 – present)

See also

References
  1. "Diocese of Baguio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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