Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong
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The Diocese of Bayombong (Lat: Dioecesis Bayombongensis; formerly known as Praelatura Territorialis Bayombongensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Its cathedra is in Bayombong Cathedral, in the episcopal see of Bayombong.
History
Erected on November 7, 1966, through the apostolic constitution Script error: No such module "Lang". as the Territorial Prelature of Bayombong,[1] the said prelature was elevated to a diocese in November 1982 by Pope John Paul II through apostolic constitution Script error: No such module "Lang"..[2][3] The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.
After the resignation of Bishop Ramon Villena in 2016, Pope Francis appointed Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD, Bishop of Cabanatuan as Apostolic Administrator. On May 24, 2018, the Pope appointed Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao, DD, Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, as the third Bishop of the Diocese of Bayombong.
Ordinaries
| No. | Name | From | Until | Coat of Arms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Bayombong.svg | Albert Van Overbeke, CICM, D.D. | November 18, 1966 | September 15, 1986 | File:Coat of arms of Albert van Overbeke.svg |
| 2 | File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Bayombong.svg | Ramon B. Villena, D.D. | September 15, 1986 | May 28, 2016 | File:Coat of arms of Ramon Barrera Villena as Bishop of Bayombong.svg |
| Sede Vacante - Apostolic Administrator | Sofronio Aguirre Bancud | May 28, 2016 | July 25, 2018 | File:Coat of arms of Sofronio Aguirre Bancud (Cabanatuan).svg | |
| 3 | File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Bayombong.svg | Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao, SThL, D.D. | May 24, 2018 | Incumbent | File:Coat of arms of Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao (Bayombong).svg |
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