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Diocese of San Fernando de La Union

Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione



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Bishop(s)

  • Daniel Oca Presto, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 19 January 1970
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Philippines
  • Square Kilometers: 1,493 (576 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Diocesan Center, Bldg. 7 P. Gomez St., San Fernando City, 2500 La Union, Philippines
  • Telephone: (072)888-2353
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
19 January 1970ErectedArchdiocese of Nueva Segovia (La Union) Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970310,000335,00092.5%436496,3263026ap1971
1980423,720474,51489.3%2473113,66873126ap1981
1990417,977466,00089.7%3464010,44968526ap1991
1999506,851618,11182.0%4064611,018912227ap2000
2000506,251618,11181.9%3954411,505512227ap2001
2001551,768656,86684.0%3984711,739812227ap2002
2002551,768656,86684.0%3884611,994812227ap2003
2003551,768656,86684.0%3794611,99499427ap2004
2004582,238693,14084.0%3584313,54088627ap2005
2010654,000760,00086.1%36104614,2175109328ap2011
2014704,000818,00086.1%4395213,538911728ap2015
2017739,830855,69086.5%37114815,4131110528ap2018
2020719,120831,73486.5%4665213,82967828ap2021

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 62, Page 754, and Page 755

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