Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan

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

History

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.

Coat of arms

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

Bishop		Period in office	Coat of arms
1.	Carmelo D.F. Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL	4 April 1967 – 8 December 1994	File:Coat of arms of Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos as Bishop of Butuan.svg
2.	Juan de Dios M. Pueblos, DD.	27 November 1995 – 21 October 2017	File:Coat of arms of Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos.svg
3.	Cosme Damian R. Almedilla, DD.	25 June 2019 – present	File:Coat of arms of Cosme Damian Racines Almedilla with coat of arms of diocese of butuan.svg

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines
• Butuan