Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio (Latin: Dioecesis Baghiopolitana) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia on Luzon island in the Philippines.

Diocese of Baguio [1]

Dioecesis Baghiopolitana

Diocesis ti Baguio
Diyosesis ng Baguio
Diócesis de Baguio
Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryCity of Baguio and the Province of Benguet
Ecclesiastical provinceNueva Segovia
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Nueva Segovia
Statistics
Area2,655 km2 (1,025 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2018)
776,640
563,890 (72.6%)
Parishes30
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 6, 1992 (Apostolic Vicariate)
June 24, 2004 (Diocese)
CathedralOur Lady of the Atonement Cathedral
Patron saintOur Lady of the Atonement
Secular priests44
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVictor Bendico, D.D.
Metropolitan ArchbishopMarlo Mendoza Peralta
Vicar GeneralRev. Fr. Rosito Pedro, Jr.
Website
Website of the Diocese

Its see is Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral in Baguio, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region.

The Bishop of Baguio is Victor Bendico who was enthroned in 2017 to replace Emeritus Bishop Carlito "Otto" J. Cenzon on January 10, 2017.

History
The Coat of Arms of the then-Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Province

The Diocese is one of the oldest ecclesiastical territories in the Philippines. It was established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Mountain Provinces (Latin: Praefectura Apostolica Montana) on July 15, 1932.[2] The territory that the Diocese of Baguio now spans was split from the bishopric of Nueva Segovia.

On June 10, 1948, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Provinces (or Montagnosa), entitling it to a titular bishop.[3] The prefecture received a papal visit from John Paul II in February 1981.

In 1992, the prefecture was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio, after ceding territories to form the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe and the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk.

On June 24, 2004, the prefecture became the Diocese of Baguio, losing its missionary pre-diocesan status and becoming a suffragan of its mother Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

Ordinaries and auxiliary episcopate
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Baguio with standard miter and shield

These ordinaries are all Latin Rite clergy, who are mostly members of missionary congregations.

Apostolic Prefect of Mountain Provinces
No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1Father Giuseppe Billiet, CICM†15 Nov 19351947

Apostolic Vicar of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa)
No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1William Brasseur, CICM†10 Jun 19487 Nov 1981
2Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng, CICM†(7 Nov 198118 Dec 1987

Apostolic Vicars
No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1Ernesto Antolin Salgado18 Dec 19877 Dec 2000
2Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, CICM†25 Jan 200210 Jul 2004

Bishops
No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, CICM†10 Jul 20041 Oct 2016
2Victor Barnuevo Bendico1 Oct 2016Present
Auxiliary Bishop
No. Picture Name From Until Coat of arms
1Sebastian Acol Dalis†18 Nov 198711 Jul 2000

See also

References
  1. "Diocese of Baguio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. Pope Pius XI, Apostolic Decree creating the Apostolic Prefecture of the Mountain Provinces Quo facilius consuli (15 July 1932), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 25 (1933), pp. 206-207. DISMEMBRATIONIS DIOECESIS ET ERECTIONIS PRAELATURAE APOSTOLICAE "MONTANAE".
  3. Pope Pius XII, Apostolic Constitution elevating the Apostolic Prefecture of the Mountain Provinces into an Apostolic Vicariate Quo inter infideles (10 June 1948), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 40 (1948), pp. 535-536. PRAEFECTURA APOSTOLICA MONTANA IN VICARIATUM APOSTOLICUM, IISDEM SERVATIS NOMINE AC LIMITIBUS, EVEHITUR.

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