Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Batanes
The Prelature of Batanes is a prelature of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Territorial Prelature of Batanes
Praelatura Territorialis Batanensis
Prelatura Teritoryal ng Batanes
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Ecclesiastical province | Tuguegarao |
Metropolitan | Tuguegarao |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 16, 476 15, 505 (94.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Dominic of Guzman in Basco, Batanes |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Prelate | Camilo Diaz Gregorio |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sergio Utleg |
The Territorial Prelature of Batanes (in Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Batanensis) is a home of the Catholic Church suffragan of Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. In 2004 there were 15,505 baptized about 16,476 inhabitants. The current bishop is Camilo Díaz Gregorio.
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Territory
The diocese includes the Philippine province of Batanes province and the municipality of Calayan in Cagayan Province. The Cathedral of Santo Domingo de Guzman, Basco is the seat of the prelate that can be found in Basco, Batanes. The territory is divided into six parishes.
History
The Territorial Prelature of Batanes Islands and Babuyan was erected 30 November 1950, gaining territory from the diocese of Tuguegarao (erected). It was originally a suffragan of Archdiocese of Manila. On 29 June 1951 it became part of the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. On 21 September 1974 became suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. On 6 February 2002 took its present name.
Ordinaries
- Peregrin de la Fuente Nesta, OP † (2 July 1951 - 14 May 1966 died)
- Mario de Leon Baltazar, OP † (18 November 1966 - 1995 Resigned)
- Paala Jose Salazar, OP † (25 April 1996 - 23 November 2002 Resigned)
- Camilo Diaz Gregorio, from 13 September 2003
References
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tuguegarao
- Religious organizations established in 1951
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Religious organizations established in 1950
- Territorial prelatures of the Roman Catholic Church
- 1950 establishments in the Philippines
- Religion in Batanes