Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba

The Diocese of Iba (Lat: Dioecesis Ibanae) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Diocese of Iba

Dioecesis Ibanae

Diyosesis ng Iba
Diocesis ti Iba
St. Augustine of Hippo Cathedral-Parish
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPhilippines
TerritoryZambales
Ecclesiastical provinceSan Fernando
MetropolitanSan Fernando
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 November 1982
CathedralSt. Augustine of Hippo Cathedral-Parish
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBartolome G. Santos, Jr., DD
Metropolitan ArchbishopFlorentino Lavarias
Bishops emeritusDeogracias Soriano Iñiguez, Jr.
Diocese of Iba

The diocese began on 12 June 1955 as a territorial prelature from territory in the dioceses of San Fernando, Pampanga, and of Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan and was elevated to a diocese on 15 November 1982.[1] The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Fernando.

On 17 February 2018, Rev. Msgr. Bartolome G. Santos Jr., the vicar general of the Diocese of Malolos and rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima was designated as the new Bishop replacing Most Rev. Florentino G. Lavarias D.D. who vacated the post after his appointment as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga. The latter also served as a co-consecrator for Bishop Bart's ordination alongside Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle who served as principal consecrator and the late Malolos Bishop Jose F. Oliveros, and as installing prelate during his installation.

St. Augustine of Hippo Cathedral-Parish

Ordinaries

Priests from the Diocese of Iba who became bishops

  • Most Rev. Daniel O. Presto, DD. 6th Bishop of the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union.

Bishop Teodoro Bacani-Bishop Emiritus of the Diocese of Novaliches.

See also

References

  1. "Diocese of Iba". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

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