Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk

The Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk is a Latin Church ecclesiastical missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines covering the provinces of Kalinga and Apayao in northern Luzon.

Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis[1] Apostoliko Vicariato ti Tabuk
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Kalinga and Apayao[1]
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	6,471 km2 (2,498 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2021) 499,800 375,000 [2] (75%)
Parishes	21[1]
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 Jul 1992[1]
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint William the Hermit
Patron saint	William the Hermit[1]
Secular priests	25[1]
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Vicar Apostolic	Sede Vacante

It is exempt (directly subject to the Holy See) and not part of any ecclesiastical province, yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation usually grouped with the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. It also has a working partnership with the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe and the Diocese of Baguio, both in the Cordilleras, to coordinate Catholic missions among the Igorot tribes.

Its cathedral is the Saint William's Cathedral, in Tabuk, Kalinga.

History

Established on 6 July 1992 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution, Philippinarum Insularum fideles,^[3] on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Provinces (now diocese of Baguio).^[1]

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Tabuk

No.	Picture	Name	From	Until	Coat of arms
1		Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, CICM†	6 Jul 1992	25 Jan 2002 appointed as Bishop of Baguio
2		Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., CICM	16 Apr 2003	8 Dec 2024 appointed as Bishop of Cabanatuan