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Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan

Coordinates: 8°56′52″N 125°32′35″E / 8.9477°N 125.5430°E / 8.9477; 125.5430
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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
Ecclesiastical provinceCagayan de Oro
MetropolitanCagayan de Oro
Statistics
Area3,546.86 km2 (1,369.45 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
691,566
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

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

History

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

On October 15, 2024, the new Diocese of Prosperidad was carved out of the Diocese of Butuan. The new diocese comprises the province of Agusan Del Sur. Pope Francis appointed Ruben C. Labajo, Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, as the first ordinary of the new diocese.[2]

Coat of arms

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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

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Bishop Period in office Coat of arms
1. Carmelo D.F. Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL 4 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

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  1. ^ "Butuan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  2. ^ "Pope creates new Philippine diocese, names its first bishop". CBCPNews. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-10-15.

See also

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