Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union

The Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Latin: Diœcesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1970 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.^[2] It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lingayen–Dagupan.

Diocese of San Fernando de La Unión Diœcesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione Diócesis ti San Fernando de La Union Diyosesis ng San Fernando de La Union Diócesis de San Fernando de La Unión
Catholic
San Fernando Cathedral, La Union
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	La Union
Ecclesiastical province	Lingayen–Dagupan
Metropolitan	Lingayen–Dagupan
Coordinates	16°36′57″N 120°19′03″E
Statistics
Area	1,493 km2 (576 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2021) 853,600 730,300[1] (85.6%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	19 January 1970
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of St. William the Hermit
Patron saint	William the Hermit Our Lady of Namacpacan
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Daniel Oca Presto
Metropolitan Archbishop	Socrates B. Villegas
Website
dioceseofcabanatuan.org

Ordinaries

Ordinaries of the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union

No.	Portrait	Name	Coat of Arms	From	Until	Duration	Notes
Bishops of San Fernando de La Union (6 February 1970 – present)
1		Victorino C. Ligot 1924–1980		6 Feb 1970	18 Sep 1980	10 years, 7 months, 12 days	First bishop of the diocese. Died shortly after resignation.
2		Salvador L. Lazo 1918–2000		20 Jan 1981	28 May 1993	12 years, 4 months, 8 days	Retired. Known for his later traditionalist stance.
3		Antonio R. Tobias 1941–		28 May 1993	25 Nov 2003	10 years, 5 months, 28 days	Appointed Bishop of Novaliches.
4		Artemio L. Rillera, S.V.D. 1942–2011		1 Apr 2005	13 Nov 2011	6 years, 7 months, 12 days	Died in office.
5		Rodolfo F. Beltran 1948–2017		30 Oct 2012	17 Jun 2017	4 years, 7 months, 18 days	Died in office.
6		Daniel O. Presto 1963–		9 May 2018	Incumbent	ongoing	Current bishop.

See also

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