Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangued

The Diocese of Bangued (Lat: Dioecesis Banguedensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical province or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.^[2]

Diocese of Bangued Dioecesis Banguedensis Diocesis ti Bangued Diyosesis ng Bangued
Catholic
Bangued Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Abra
Ecclesiastical province	Nueva Segovia
Statistics
Area	3,975 km2 (1,535 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2021) 271,081 225,637[1] (83.2%)
Parishes	24
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 12, 1955 (Territorial Prelature) November 15, 1982 (Diocese)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St James the Elder
Patron saint	James the Great
Secular priests	25
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Leopoldo Jaucian
Metropolitan Archbishop	Marlo Mendoza Peralta
Vicar General	Pablo Nilo Peig

The current bishop is Leopoldo Corpuz Jaucian, appointed in 2007.

History

• June 12, 1955: Established as territorial prelature
• November 15, 1982: Promoted to diocese and became suffragan to the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

Coat of arms

The pilgrim's staff and the two scallops are the most popular symbols of Saint James the Great, the titular of the cathedral. The blue (azure) wavy pale represents the Abra River. The mountains and green (vert) fields represent the mountainous province of Abra.^[3]

Ordinaries

Ordinaries of the Diocese of Bangued

No.	Portrait	Name	Coat of Arms	From	Until	Duration	Notes
Prelates of Bangued (August 20, 1956 – November 15, 1982)
1		Odilo Etspueler, S.V.D. 1912–1995		20 Aug 1956	15 Nov 1982	26 years, 2 months, 26 days	First Prelate of Bangued; later elevated as bishop.
Bishops of Bangued (November 15, 1982 – present)
1		Odilo Etspueler, S.V.D. 1912–1995		15 Nov 1982	20 Nov 1987	5 years, 5 days	Elevated as first bishop of Bangued upon its promotion from territorial prelature.
2		Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D. 1924–2017		25 Nov 1988	18 Jan 1992	3 years, 1 month, 24 days	Retired.
3		Artemio L. Rillera, S.V.D. 1942–2011		28 Jun 1993	1 Apr 2005	11 years, 9 months, 4 days	Appointed Bishop of San Fernando de La Union.
4		Leopoldo C. Jaucian, S.V.D. 1960–		5 Jan 2007	Incumbent	ongoing	Current bishop of Bangued.

Auxiliary Bishop

Auxiliary Bishops of the Diocese of Bangued

No.	Portrait	Name	From	Until	Duration	Notes
1		Cesar Castro Raval, S.V.D. 1924–2017	15 Dec 1981	25 Nov 1988	6 years, 11 months, 10 days	Later appointed as Bishop of Bangued.

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines
• List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines