Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan (Lat: Dioecesis Butuanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Diocese of Butuan Dioecesis Butuanensis Diyosesis hong Butuan Diyosesis sa Butuan Diyosesis ng Butuan | |
|---|---|
| Catholic | |
 Butuan Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Butuan, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cagayan de Oro |
| Metropolitan | Cagayan de Oro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,276 km2 (4,354 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,192,590 947,044 [1] (79.4%) |
| Parishes | 53 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 March 1967 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Joseph |
| Patron saint | Joseph |
| Secular priests | 87 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Cosme Almedilla |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José A. Cabantan |
| Vicar General | Rev. Msgr. Guy Arnold L. Pineda, VG |
History
The diocese was erected in 1967, through Pope Paul VI, separating from the Diocese of Surigao, the territory of the Diocese of Butuan is the Province of Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte and Most Rev. Carmelo Dominador Morelos became its first bishop and the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
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 |  |
| 2. | Juan de Dios M. Pueblos, DD. | 27 November 1995 – 21 October 2017 |  |
| 3. | Cosme Damian R. Almedilla, DD. | 25 June 2019 – present |  |
References
- "Butuan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
See also
Listed according by ecclesiastical province with the metropolitan archdioceses in yellow and their suffragan dioceses in white | |
| Nueva Segovia | |
| Tuguegarao | |
| Lingayen-Dagupan | |
| San Fernando | |
| Manila | |
| Lipa | |
| Cáceres | |
| Capiz | |
| Cebu | |
| Palo | |
| Jaro | |
| Cagayan de Oro | |
| Ozamis | |
| Zamboanga | |
| Cotabato | |
| Davao | |
| Apostolic vicariates | |
| Military ordinariate | |
