Diocese of Tarlac
| Diocese of Tarlac Dioecesis Tarlacensis Diocesis ning Tarlac Diocesis ti Tarlac Diyosesis ng Tarlac Diócesis de Tarlac | |
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| Catholic | |
| Tarlac Cathedral
Tarlac Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Tarlac |
| Ecclesiastical province | San Fernando |
| Metropolitan | San Fernando |
| Coordinates | 15°29′15″N 120°35′18″E / 15.48761°N 120.58828°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,053 km2 (1,179 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2021) 1,503,456 1,202,764[1] (80%) |
| Parishes | 70 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | February 16, 1963 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Sebastian |
| Patron saint | Sebastian |
| Secular priests | 105 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Roberto Calara Mallari |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Florentino Lavarias |
| Vicar General | Jason Canlas Aguilar |
| Bishops emeritus | Florentino Ferrer Cinense |
| Website | |
| Diocese of Tarlac | |
| Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org | |
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The Diocese of Tarlac (Latin: Dioecesis Tarlacensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese comprising the whole civil province of Tarlac (except Camp Servillano Aquino in San Miguel, Tarlac City, which belongs to the Military Ordinariate) in the Philippines. The see is the Saint Sebastian Cathedral in Tarlac City.[2]
History
On February 16, 1963, the Diocese of Tarlac was created from territories from both the Diocese of San Fernando and the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. It is part of the Ecclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga.[2]
Enrique V. Macaraeg, Tarlac's third bishop was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on March 31, 2016. He was ordained on May 24, 2016, and installed on May 31, 2016. Macaraeg died in office on October 23, 2023 due to cardiac arrest, which left the diocese vacant for more than a year.[3]
On December 29, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Roberto Mallari, then bishop of San Jose, as the fourth Bishop of Tarlac.[4] He was canonically installed at the Tarlac Cathedral on March 27, 2025.[5]
Ordinaries
| No. | Bishop | Period in office | Notes | Coat of arms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Diocese of Tarlac coat of arms.svg | Jesus Juan Acosta Sison | May 11, 1963 – January 21, 1988 (24 years, 255 days) |
Resigned | File:Coat of arms of Jesus Juan Acosta Sison.svg |
| 2 | File:77Interior of the San Nicolas de Tolentino Shrine of Capas, Tarlac 48.jpg | Florentino Ferrer Cinense | January 21, 1988 – March 31, 2016 (28 years, 70 days) |
Retired from office | File:Coat of arms of Florentino Ferrer Cinense.svg |
| 3 | File:Diocese of Tarlac coat of arms.svg | Enrique de Vera Macaraeg | May 31, 2016 – October 23, 2023 (7 years, 145 days) |
Died in office | File:Coat of arms of Enrique de Vera Macaraeg.svg |
| 4 | Roberto Calara Mallari | March 27, 2025 – present (1 year, 161 days) |
File:Coat of arms of Roberto Calara Mallari (Tarlac).svg | ||
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Coadjutor Bishop
| No. | Bishop | Period in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:77Interior of the San Nicolas de Tolentino Shrine of Capas, Tarlac 48.jpg | Florentino Ferrer Cinense | August 17, 1985 – January 21, 1988 (2 years, 157 days) |
Succeeded Bishop Sison in 1988 |
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Diocese of Tarlac is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[6]
External links
References
- Back to citation "Tarlac (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 "Jurisdictions - Diocese of Tarlac". CBCP Online. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- Back to citation Lopez, Rommel F. (October 24, 2023). "Tarlac bishop dies of cardiac arrest". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- Back to citation CBCP News (December 29, 2024). "Pope Francis names new Tarlac bishop". Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- Back to citation Dequia, Norman (January 13, 2025). "Canonical installation ni Bishop Mallari, pangungunahan ng Papal Nuncio" [Canonical installation by Papal Nuncio]. Radio Veritas. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- Back to citation Diocese of Tarlac, official website
External links
- Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac at Wikimedia Commons
- Dioecesis Tarlacensis Catholic-Hierarchy.org