Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian

The Diocese of Pagadian (Latin: Dioecesis Pagadianensis ) is a location in the Philippines Roman Catholic diocese based in Pagadian. It comprises the northern and eastern part of the province of Zamboanga del Sur.

History

Pope Paul VI. founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Ut fidelium necessitatibus on 12 November 1971 of territory of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, where it was assumed as a suffragan. On January 24, 1983, was part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Ozamiz.

Bishop of Pagadian

  • Jesus B. Tuquib (24 February 1973-31. March 1984, then Koadjutorerzbischof of Cagayan de Oro )
  • Realubin Antonio Tobias (14 September 1984-28. May 1993 then Bishop of San Fernando de La Union)
  • Zacharias Cenita Jimenez (2 December 1994-11. June 2003, then Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan )
  • Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar CSsR (seit 14 May 2004)

Statistics

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