Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio

The Diocese of Baguio (Latin: Dioecesis Baghiopolitana) is a Latin Church suffragan diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines comprising the city of Baguio and the province of Benguet on Luzon island in the Philippines. Its see is the Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral in Baguio, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region.

Diocese of Baguio

Dioecesis Baghiopolitana

Diocesis ti Baguio
Diosesis ng Baguio
Diócesis de Baguio
Catholic
Baguio Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Baguio
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
Territory
Ecclesiastical provinceNueva Segovia
MetropolitanNueva Segovia
Statistics
Area2,655 km2 (1,025 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
818,000
594,000[1] (72.6%)
Parishes31
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 6, 1992 (Apostolic Vicariate)
June 24, 2004 (Diocese)
CathedralOur Lady of the Atonement Cathedral
Patron saintOur Lady of the Atonement
Secular priests44
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede vacante[2]
Metropolitan ArchbishopMarlo Peralta
Vicar GeneralBerlynden Dao-Anis
Website
Diocese of Baguio

It was first established in 1952 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Mountain Province, later elevated to an apostolic vicariate in 1948. It was later renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio in 1992, and was elevated to a diocese in 2004 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. It is currently headed by the diocesan administrator, Roland P. Buyagan, after then-Bishop of Baguio, Victor Barnuevo Bendico, was appointed Archbishop of Capiz.

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

The diocese is one of the oldest ecclesiastical territories in the Philippines. It was established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Mountain Province (Latin: Praefectura Apostolica Montana) on July 15, 1932.[3] The territory that the Diocese of Baguio now spans was split from the bishopric of Nueva Segovia.

On June 10, 1948, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Province (Montañosa), entitling it to a titular bishop.[4] 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 Province
No. Name From Until
1Giuseppe Billiet15 Nov 19351947

Apostolic Vicar of Mountain Province (Montañosa)
No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1William Brasseur10 Jun 19487 Nov 1981
2Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng(7 Nov 198118 Dec 1987

Apostolic Vicars
No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1Ernesto Antolin Salgado18 Dec 19877 Dec 2000
2Carlito Joaquin Cenzon25 Jan 200210 Jul 2004

Bishops
No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1Carlito Joaquin Cenzon10 Jul 20041 Oct 2016
2Victor Barnuevo Bendico10 Jan 20173 May 2023
Auxiliary Bishop
No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1Sebastian Acol Dalis18 Nov 198711 Jul 2000

See also

References
  1. "Baguio (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. "Bishop Bendico bids Baguio farewell". CBCP News. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. Pope Pius XI, Apostolic Decree creating the Apostolic Prefecture of the Mountain Provinces Quo facilius consuli (15 July 1932), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 25 (1933), pp. 206-207. DISMEMBRATIONIS DIOECESIS ET ERECTIONIS PRAELATURAE APOSTOLICAE "MONTANAE".
  4. Pope Pius XII, Apostolic Constitution elevating the Apostolic Prefecture of the Mountain Provinces into an Apostolic Vicariate Quo inter infideles (10 June 1948), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 40 (1948), pp. 535-536. PRAEFECTURA APOSTOLICA MONTANA IN VICARIATUM APOSTOLICUM, IISDEM SERVATIS NOMINE AC LIMITIBUS, EVEHITUR.

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