Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan
Diocese of Butuan Dioecesis Butuanensis Diyosesis hong Butuan Diyosesis sa Butuan Diyosesis ng Butuan | |
|---|---|
| Catholic | |
| File:Phils Agusan DN Butuan City St Joseph Cathedral.JPG Butuan Cathedral | |
| File:Diocese of Butuan Coat of arms.svg Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
| Territory | Butuan, Agusan del Norte |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cagayan de Oro |
| Metropolitan | Cagayan de Oro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,546.86 km2 (1,369.45 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 691,566 947,044 [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 |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan (Lat: Dioecesis Butuanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman 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.[2]
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 |
References
- ↑ "Butuan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ↑ "Pope creates new Philippine diocese, names its first bishop". CBCPNews. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
