Roman Catholic Diocese of Tandag
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tandag (Lat: Dioecesis Tandagensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
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Diocese of Tandag Dioecesis Tandagensis Diyosesis sa Tandag Diyosesis ng Tandag | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Surigao del Sur |
Ecclesiastical province | Cagayan de Oro |
Metropolitan | Cagayan de Oro |
Deaneries | 4 |
Coordinates | 9°02′40″N 126°12′45″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,862 km2 (1,877 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 752,496 592,968[1] (78.8%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Rite Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 16 June 1978 |
Cathedral | New Cathedral of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino in Tandag |
Co-cathedral | Old Cathedral of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino in Tandag |
Patron saint | Saint Nicholas of Tolentino San Nicolas de Tolentino |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Raul Dael |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José A. Cabantan |
Vicar General | Isidro H. Irizari, PC, VG |
Episcopal Vicars | Arturo P. Langit Jaime B. Panares |
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Erected in 1978, the diocese was created from territory in the Diocese of Surigao.
The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
On 26 February 2018, Pope Francis named Raul B. Dael, Vicar for the Clergy of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro as the bishop of Tandag replacing Nereo P. Odchimar after Odchimar reaching the mandatory age of retirement, which was accepted by Pope Francis.[2]