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Diocese of Butuan

Dioecesis Butuanensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 March 1967
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Philippines
  • Square Kilometers: 13,536 (5,228 Square Miles)
  • Description: Comprising the civil provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur
  • Official Web Site: https://www.butuandiocese.ph/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's Residence, Purok 6, Ampayon, 8600 Butuan City, Agussan del Norte, Philippines
  • Telephone: (085)342-3747/9
  • Fax: 816-9251

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 March 1967ErectedDiocese of Surigao (Agusan and Butuan City) Diocese of Butuan (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970421,705469,23989.9%6243014,056251314ap1971
1980532,800612,00087.1%19264511,8401273117ap1981
1990605,000727,00083.2%23264912,346273727ap1991
1999763,019954,56379.9%4929789,7821515937ap2000
2000991,4971,199,52182.7%49398811,267755940ap2001
2001991,4971,199,25182.7%52399110,895755940ap2002
20021,080,1641,350,20580.0%594110010,801775943ap2003
2003879,7351,166,84375.4%6625919,667575944ap2004
2004879,7351,167,62475.3%61268710,111575947ap2005
20061,013,0001,293,00078.3%55399410,776747148ap2007
20121,136,0001,441,00078.8%713010111,2477112152ap2013
20151,196,0001,518,00078.8%802710711,1776810052ap2016
20181,255,8451,594,14578.8%803311311,1137411353ap2019
2020917,6321,273,16872.1%87301177,8437110853ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,027, and Page 1,028

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