Roman Catholic Diocese of Kidapawan

The Diocese of Kidapawan (Latin: Dioecesis Kidapavanensis ) is a location in the Philippines Roman Catholic diocese based in Kidapawan City.

History

The Diocese of Kidapawan was posted on June 12, 1976 by ​​Pope Paul VI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Quas Venerable out of territory of Territorialprälatur Cotabato as Territorialprälatur Kidapawan. The Territorialprälatur Kidapawan became the Archdiocese of Davao assumed as suffragan. On November 5, 1979, the Territorialprälatur Kidapawan became the Archdiocese of Cotabato assumed as suffragan. The Territorialprälatur Kidapawan was collected on 15 November 1982, Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Cum Decessores to the diocese.

The Diocese of Kidapawan includes nine municipalities in the province of Cotabato, two municipalities in the province of Maguindanao and a municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat.

Ordinaries

Prelates of Kidapawan

  • Federico O. Escaler SJ, 1976-1980, then Prelate of Ipil

Bishops of Kidapawan

  • Juan de Dios Pueblos Mataflorida, 1987-1995, then Bishop of Butuan
  • Romulo Valles Geolina, 1997-2006, then Archbishop of Zamboanga
  • Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz, 2008-2014, then Archbishop of Zamboanga
  • See is vacant since March 15, 2014
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato Vicar general Friar Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipil Orlando Quevedo Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga Acta Apostolicae Sedis
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