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Territorial Prelature of Batanes

Praelatura Territorialis Batanensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Danilo Bangayan Ulep, Prelate

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Territorial Prelature
  • Name Changed: 6 February 2002
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Philippines
  • Square Kilometers: 784 (302 Square Miles)
  • Description: Comprising the civil province of Batanes an the Babuyan Islands group which belongs to the province of Cagayan
  • Mailing Address: Prelate's Residence, 01 Lizardo St., Kayhuvokan, Basco, 3900 Batanes, Philippines
  • Telephone: 927-328-07030

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands
30 November 1950ErectedDiocese of Tuguegarao (Islands of Batanes, Babuyan, and Fuga) Territorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands (erected)
29 June 1951Metropolitan ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands (from Manila)
21 September 1974Metropolitan ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands (from Nueva Segovia)
6 February 2002Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Islands) Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
Territorial Prelature of Batanes
6 February 2002Name ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands Territorial Prelature of Batanes
6 February 2002Metropolitan ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Batanes (from Tuguegarao to Nueva Segovia)
2018Metropolitan ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Batanes (from Nueva Segovia to Tuguegarao)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands
196916,88817,36597.3%10101,6881046ap1971
198018,00018,80095.7%992,000917ap1981
199023,60024,40096.7%773,371747ap1991
199925,70028,00091.8%64102,570458ap2000
200017,21319,00590.6%5272,4592610ap2001
200124,80026,46593.7%38112,254868ap2002
Territorial Prelature of Batanes
200214,38431,47445.7%4481,798466ap2003
200316,21716,39698.9%4372,316356ap2004
200415,50516,47694.1%4372,215366ap2005
201316,46117,32795.0%121131,266146ap2014
201615,49617,24689.9%11111,40857ap2017
201917,51017,88097.9%232376136ap2020
202117,66718,99693.0%272765436ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 198, to Page 201
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 163, to Page 167
  • Territorial Prelature of Batanes
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 94, Page 499, and Page 500

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