Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia

Historical Details

• Diocese of Nueva Segovia
  • Latin Name: Novae Segobiae
  • Erected: 14 August 1595
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Manila
  • Country: Philippines

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Miguel de Benavides, O.P. † (30 Aug 1595 Appointed - 7 Oct 1602 Appointed, Archbishop of Manila)
• Diego Soria, O.P. † (15 Nov 1602 Appointed - 1613 Died)
• Miguel García Serrano, O.S.A. † (3 Aug 1616 Appointed - 12 Feb 1618 Appointed, Archbishop of Manila)
• Juan Rentería † (5 Mar 1618 Appointed - 1626 Died)
• Fernando Guerrero, O.S.A. † (17 May 1627 Appointed - 9 Jan 1634 Appointed, Archbishop of Manila)
• Diego Aduarte, O.P. † (23 Jan 1634 Appointed - 1636 Died)
• Fernando Montero Espinosa † (16 Jul 1639 Appointed - 5 Feb 1646 Appointed, Archbishop of Manila)
• Rodrigo Cárdenas, O.P. † (30 May 1650 Appointed - 1661 Died)
• Jose Millan de Poblete † (27 May 1675 Appointed - )
• Francisco Pizaro de Orellana † (27 May 1680 Appointed - 2 Sep 1683 Died)
• Diego Gorospe de Irala, O.P. † (1 Jun 1699 Appointed - 20 May 1715 Died)
• Pedro Mejorada, O.P. † (1 Oct 1717 Appointed - 31 Jul 1719 Died)
• Jeronimo Herrera y Lopez † (20 Nov 1724 Appointed - Mar 1742 Died)
• Manuel del Rio Flores, O.P. † (16 May 1744 Appointed - 1745 Died)
• Juan de Arechederra, O.P. † (19 Jan 1750 Appointed - 12 Nov 1751 Died)
• Juan de La Fuente Yepes † (28 May 1753 Confirmed - 1757 Died)
• Bernardo de Ustariz, O.P. † (19 Dec 1763 Appointed - 2 Aug 1764 Died)
• Miguel García San Esteban, O.P. † (16 Sep 1768 Appointed - 11 Nov 1779 Died)
• Juan Ruiz de San Agustín, O.A.R. † (25 Jun 1784 Appointed - 2 May 1796 Died)
• Agustín Pedro Blaquier, O.S.A. † (20 Jul 1801 Appointed - 31 Dec 1803 Died)
• Cayetano Pallás, O.P. † (6 Oct 1806 Appointed - Dec 1814 Died)
• Francisco Albán Barreiro, O.P. † (14 Apr 1817 Appointed - 8 Dec 1837 Died)
• Rafael Masoliver, O.P. † (19 Jan 1846 Appointed - 11 Apr 1846 Died)
• Vicente Barreiro y Pérez, O.S.A. † (14 Apr 1848 Confirmed - 17 May 1856 Died)
• Juan José Aragonés, O.S.A. † (27 Mar 1865 Confirmed - 14 Aug 1872 Died)
• Mariano Cuartero y Sierra, O.A.R. † (16 Jan 1874 Appointed - 2 Aug 1887 Died)
• José Hevía y Campomanes, O.P. † (27 May 1889 Appointed - 10 Jun 1903 Resigned)
• Dennis Joseph Dougherty † (12 Jun 1903 Appointed - 21 Jun 1908 Appointed, Bishop of Jaro)
• James Jordan Carroll † (21 Jun 1908 Appointed - 26 Oct 1912 Resigned)
• Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. † (7 Jan 1913 Appointed - 12 Nov 1926 Retired)
• Santiago Caragnan Sancho † (22 Apr 1927 Appointed - 12 Oct 1966 Died)
• Juan C. Sison † (12 Oct 1966 Succeeded - 12 Sep 1981 Died)
• José Tomás Sánchez † (12 Jan 1982 Appointed - 22 Mar 1986 Resigned)
• Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I. (22 Mar 1986 Appointed - 30 May 1998 Appointed, Archbishop of Cotabato)
• Edmundo M. Abaya (22 May 1999 Appointed - 12 Feb 2005 Retired)
• Ernesto Antolin Salgado (12 Feb 2005 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Nueva Segovia
1950	589,676	851,673	69.2%	102	49	151	3,905		20	157	80	ap1951
Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
1970		365,000	.0%	86	16	102	0			215	34	ap1971
1980	423,000	521,000	81.2%	53	17	70	6,042		27	187	35	ap1981
1990	464,000	548,000	84.7%	55	14	69	6,724	3	14	200	40	ap1991
1999	503,397	599,885	83.9%	56	5	61	8,252		5	122	40	ap2000
2000	518,822	609,739	85.1%	58	3	61	8,505		3	129	40	ap2001
2001	519,172	611,347	84.9%	58	3	61	8,511		3	168	40	ap2002
2003	524,999	617,460	85.0%	63	5	68	7,720		5	162	40	ap2004
2004	523,813	621,923	84.2%	69	5	74	7,078		5	162	40	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Edmundo M. Abaya (Priest: 21 Mar 1953 to 11 Dec 1978; Archbishop: 22 May 1999 to 12 Feb 2005)
• David William Valencia Antonio (Priest: 1 Dec 1988; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jun 2011)
• Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I. (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1986 to 30 May 1998)
• Ernesto Antolin Salgado (Priest: 23 Dec 1961 to 17 Oct 1986; Archbishop: 12 Feb 2005)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Diego Aduarte, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1634 to 1636)
• Francisco Albán Barreiro, O.P. † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1817 to 8 Dec 1837)
• Juan José Aragonés, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1865 to 14 Aug 1872)
• Juan de Arechederra, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1750 to 12 Nov 1751)
• Vicente Barreiro y Pérez, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1848 to 17 May 1856)
• Miguel de Benavides, O.P. † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1595 to 7 Oct 1602)
• Agustín Pedro Blaquier, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1801 to 31 Dec 1803)
• Rodrigo Cárdenas, O.P. † (Bishop: 30 May 1650 to 1661)
• James Jordan Carroll † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1908 to 26 Oct 1912)
• Mariano Cuartero y Sierra, O.A.R. † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1874 to 2 Aug 1887)
• Manuel del Rio Flores, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 May 1744 to 1745)
• Dennis Joseph Dougherty † (Bishop: 12 Jun 1903 to 21 Jun 1908)
• Miguel García San Esteban, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1768 to 11 Nov 1779)
• Miguel García Serrano, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1616 to 12 Feb 1618)
• Diego Gorospe de Irala, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1699 to 20 May 1715)
• Fernando Guerrero, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 17 May 1627 to 9 Jan 1634)
• Jeronimo Herrera y Lopez † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1724 to Mar 1742)
• José Hevía y Campomanes, O.P. † (Bishop: 27 May 1889 to 10 Jun 1903)
• Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. † (Bishop: 7 Jan 1913 to 12 Nov 1926)
• Juan de La Fuente Yepes † (Bishop: 28 May 1753 to 1757)
• Salvador Lazo Lazo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Aug 1977 to 20 Jan 1981)
• Victorino Cristobal Ligot † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Feb 1969 to 6 Feb 1970)
• Patricio Maqui Lopez † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Oct 1985 to 20 Feb 1991)
• Rafael Masoliver, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1846 to 11 Apr 1846)
• Pedro Mejorada, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1717 to 31 Jul 1719)
• Jose Millan de Poblete † (Bishop: 27 May 1675)
• Fernando Montero Espinosa † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1639 to 5 Feb 1646)
• Cayetano Pallás, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1806 to Dec 1814)
• Francisco Pizaro de Orellana † (Bishop: 27 May 1680 to 2 Sep 1683)
• Miguel Gatan Purugganan † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jan 1971 to 21 Jan 1974)
• Juan Rentería † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1618 to 1626)
• Juan Ruiz de San Agustín, O.A.R. † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1784 to 2 May 1796)
• José Tomás Sánchez † (Archbishop: 12 Jan 1982 to 22 Mar 1986)
• Santiago Caragnan Sancho † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1927; Archbishop: 29 Jun 1951 to 12 Oct 1966)
• Juan C. Sison † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 1947; Coadjutor Archbishop: 20 Aug 1956; Archbishop: 12 Oct 1966 to 12 Sep 1981)
• Diego Soria, O.P. † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1602 to 1613)
• Bernardo de Ustariz, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1763 to 2 Aug 1764)
• Alfredo Verzosa y Florentin † (Apostolic Administrator: 1926 to 1927)