Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan (Lat: Dioecesis Butuanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Diocese of Butuan

Dioecesis Butuanensis

Diyosesis hong Butuan
Diyosesis sa Butuan
Diyosesis ng Butuan
Catholic
Butuan Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryButuan, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur
Ecclesiastical provinceCagayan de Oro
MetropolitanCagayan de Oro
Statistics
Area11,276 km2 (4,354 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
1,192,590
947,044 [1] (79.4%)
Parishes53
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established20 March 1967
CathedralCathedral of Saint Joseph
Patron saintJoseph
Secular priests87
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCosme Almedilla
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé A. Cabantan
Vicar GeneralRev. Msgr. Guy Arnold L. Pineda, VG

History

The diocese was erected in 1967, through Pope Paul VI, separating from the Diocese of Surigao, the territory of the Diocese of Butuan is the Province of Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte and Most Rev. Carmelo Dominador Morelos became its first bishop and the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.

Coat of arms

Vert, in between two pomegranates proper seeded Gules, supported, sculpted and leafed in two Or a bend wavy sinister Azure charged with a lily flower Argent. Vert symbolized Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. Pomegranates proper seeded inside the color Vert symbolized fertility. Color Azure is Agusan River. While Lily flower argent symbolized purity of St. Joseph the Patron of Butuan, and titular of the Diocese of Butuan.

Ordinaries

BishopPeriod in officeCoat of arms
1.Carmelo D.F. Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL4 April 1967 – 8 December 1994
2.Juan de Dios M. Pueblos, DD.27 November 1995 – 21 October 2017
3.Cosme Damian R. Almedilla, DD.25 June 2019 – present

References

  1. "Butuan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-11.

See also

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