Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Iligan (Lat: Dioecesis Iliganensis) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines comprising 25 parishes in Iligan City and twelve municipalities located at the northern half of the Province of Lanao del Norte.

Diocese of Iligan

Dioecesis Iliganensis

Diyosesis sa Iligan
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Iligan
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryLanao del Norte (Bacolod, Baroy, Iligan City, Kapatagan, Kauswagan, Kolambugan, Lala, Linamon, Magsaysay, Maigo, Salvador, Sapad, Tubod)
Ecclesiastical provinceOzamiz
MetropolitanOzamiz
Statistics
Area3,092 km2 (1,194 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2007)
1,428,516
855,511 (56.58%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedFebruary 17, 1971 (Prelature), November 15, 1982 (Diocese)
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral, Iligan City
Patron saintSaint Michael the Archangel
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMost Rev. Jose Ramirez Rapadas, III DD
Metropolitan ArchbishopMartin Jumoad
Vicar GeneralRey Pati-an
Website
Website of the Diocese

Erected on February 17, 1971 as a territorial prelature out of the newly elevated Diocese of Ozamiz, it was subdivided on November 20, 1976 to form the new Territorial Prelature of Marawi.

On November 15, 1982 the prelature nullius was elevated to a full diocese and is a suffragan first to the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro and then later to the Archdiocese of Ozamiz after its elevation on January 24, 1983.

The current bishop is Jose Rapadas III, appointed in 2019. Bishop Rapadas was a diocesan clergyman from the Diocese of Ipil in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. He is the fifth bishop of the Diocese

Ordinaries

References

  1. Aurelio, Julie M. (9 December 2017). "Pope Francis appoints Dipolog bishop to oversee Iligan diocese". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. Lagarde, Roy (14 June 2019). "Pope appoints youngest Filipino bishop". Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

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