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Diocese of Iligan

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Diocese of Iligan
Dioecesis Iliganensis
Diyosesis sa Iligan
Diyosesis ng Iligan
Catholic
Iligan Cathedral
Iligan Cathedral
Location
Country Philippines
Territory Lanao del Norte (Bacolod, Baroy, Iligan City, Kapatagan, Kauswagan, Kolambugan, Lala, Linamon, Magsaysay, Maigo, Salvador, Sapad, Tubod)
Ecclesiastical province Ozamis
Statistics
Area 3,092 km2 (1,194 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics 		(as of 2021)
1,206,648
715,562[1] (59.3%)
Parishes 26
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established February 17, 1971 (Prelature), November 15, 1982 (Diocese)
Cathedral St. Michael's Cathedral
Patron saint Michael the Archangel
Secular priests 40
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Jose Rapadas III
Metropolitan Archbishop Martin Jumoad
Vicar General Msgr. Rey Pati-an

The Diocese of Iligan (Lat: Dioecesis Iliganensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, comprising 26 parishes in Iligan City and twelve municipalities located at the northern half of the province of Lanao del Norte.

History

Erected on February 17, 1971, as a territorial prelature out of the newly elevated Diocese of Ozamis, 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 a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro and then later to the Archdiocese of Ozamis after the latter's elevation to archdiocese 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

No. Name From Until Consecrated Bishop Coat of Arms
1 File:Bishop Bienvenido Solon Tudtud.png Bienvenido Solon Tudtud† February 17, 1971
(Appointed) 		April 25, 1977
(Appointed as Prelate of Marawi) 		File:Coat of arms of Bienvenido Solon Tudtud as Bishop of Iligan.svg
2 File:Fernando Capalla.jpg Fernando Robles Capalla April 25, 1977
(Appointed) 		June 28, 1994
(Appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Davao) 		April 2, 1975 File:Coat of arms of Fernando Robles Capalla as Bishop of Iligan.svg
Sede vacante (June 29, 1994 - May 2, 1995)
3 File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Iligan.svg Emilio Layon Bataclan May 3, 1995
(Appointed) 		June 21, 2004
(Resigned) 		April 19, 1990 File:Coat of arms of Emilio Layon Bataclan as Bishop of Iligan.svg
Sede vacante (June 22, 2004 - March 24, 2006)
4 File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Iligan.svg Elenito de los Reyes Galido March 25, 2006
(Appointed) 		December 5, 2017
(Died in office) 		September 8, 2006 File:Coat of arms of Elenito de los Reyes Galido as Bishop of Iligan.svg
Sede vacante (December 6, 2017 - June 12, 2019)
(Under the care of Severo Cagatan Caermare as the diocesan administrator while serving as bishop of Dipolog.)[2]
5 File:Iligan Bishop Jose Rapadas III, 2024.jpg Jose Ramirez Rapadas III June 13, 2019[3]
(Appointed) 		Incumbent August 20, 2019 File:Coat of Arms of Jose R. Rapadas III.svg

See also

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Canonical status and jurisdiction

Diocese of Iligan is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[4]

References

  1. Back to citation "Iligan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  2. Back to citation Aurelio, Julie M. (December 9, 2017). "Pope Francis appoints Dipolog bishop to oversee Iligan diocese". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  3. Back to citation Lagarde, Roy (June 14, 2019). "Pope appoints youngest Filipino bishop". Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. Back to citation Diocese of Iligan, official website
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