Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued

The Diocese of Bangued (Latin: Dioecesis Banguedensis ) is a location in the Philippines Roman Catholic diocese based in Bangued.

History

The Diocese of Bangued was posted on June 12, 1955 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Cum misericos of cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia as Territorialprälatur Bangued. The Territorialprälatur Bangued was the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia assumed as suffragan. On 15 November 1982, the Territorialprälatur Bangued was elevated by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Cum Decessores to the diocese.

The Diocese of Bangued Abra province includes the.

Ordinaries

Prelates of Bangued

  • Odilo Etspüler SVD, 1956-1982

Bishop of Bangued

  • Odilo Etspüler SVD, 1982-1987
  • Cesar Raval, SVD, 1988-1992
  • Artemio Lomboy Rillera SVD, 1993-2005, then Bishop of San Fernando de La Union
  • Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian SVD, since 2007
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