Archdiocese of San Fernando

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Bishop(s) Florentino Galang Lavarias, Archbishop Paciano Basilio Aniceto, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Balanga Iba Tarlac

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 17 March 1975 Metropolitan See Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Philippines Square Kilometers: 2,180 (842 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.rcasf.com/ Mailing Address: Chancery Office, San Jose, San Fernando, 2000 Pampanga, Philippines Telephone: (045)436-9130

Historical Details

• Diocese of San Fernando
  • Latin Name: Sancti Ferdinandi
  • Erected: 11 December 1948
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Manila
  • Country: Philippines

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Cesar Maria Guerrero y Rodriguez † (14 May 1949 Appointed - 14 Mar 1957 Resigned)
• Emilio Cinense y Abera † (15 Mar 1957 Appointed - 5 May 1978 Died)
• Oscar Valero Cruz † (22 May 1978 Appointed - 24 Oct 1988 Resigned)
• Paciano Basilio Aniceto (31 Jan 1989 Appointed - 25 Jul 2014 Retired)
• Florentino Galang Lavarias (25 Jul 2014 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of San Fernando
11 December 1948	Erected	Archdiocese of Manila (Bataan and Pampanga along with parts of Zambales, Tarla, and Nueva Ecija)	Diocese of San Fernando (erected)
12 June 1955	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, and Masinloc) Diocese of San Fernando (Subie, Olongapo, Castillejos, S. Marcellino, S. Antonio, S. Narciso, Felipe, Cabangan, Botolan, Iba, and Palawig)	Territorial Prelature of Iba (erected)
16 February 1963	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan Diocese of San Fernando	Diocese of Cabanatuan (erected)
16 February 1963	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Fernando	Diocese of Tarlac (erected)
17 March 1975	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Fernando (Bataan)	Diocese of Balanga (erected)
Archdiocese of San Fernando
17 March 1975	Elevated	Diocese of San Fernando	Archdiocese of San Fernando

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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 San Fernando
1950	884,338	982,765	90.0%	103	13	116	7,623			30	89	ap1951
1970	657,289	799,104	82.3%	97	12	109	6,030		16	83	59	ap1971
Archdiocese of San Fernando
1980	968,000	1,043,000	92.8%	78	9	87	11,126		16	104	51	ap1981
1990	1,435,000	1,455,000	98.6%	119	23	142	10,105		28	100	64	ap1991
1999	2,037,218	2,765,872	73.7%	128	16	144	14,147		38	108	84	ap2000
2000	2,671,487	2,840,178	94.1%	134	14	148	18,050		38	142	84	ap2001
2001	2,732,420	2,978,850	91.7%	138	18	156	17,515		44	144	84	ap2002
2002	2,791,444	2,998,194	93.1%	141	16	157	17,779		43	145	90	ap2003
2003	2,865,530	3,115,020	92.0%	144	16	160	17,909		43	155	92	ap2004
2004	2,800,000	3,000,000	93.3%	145	17	162	17,283		52	152	93	ap2005
2010	3,145,000	3,370,000	93.3%	150	14	164	19,176		36	118	92	ap2011
2014	3,388,000	3,630,000	93.3%	161	14	175	19,360		36	119	94	ap2015
2017	2,246,982	2,524,699	89.0%	151	14	165	13,618		36	119	94	ap2018
2020	2,379,280	2,687,380	88.5%	149	15	164	14,507		25	141	94	ap2021
2022	2,494,547	2,900,637	86.0%	146	16	162	15,398		23	137	97	ap2023

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Paciano Basilio Aniceto (Priest: 23 Dec 1962 to 7 Apr 1979; Archbishop: 31 Jan 1989 to 25 Jul 2014)
• Pablo Virgilio Siongco David (Priest: 12 Mar 1983; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 May 2006 to 14 Oct 2015)
• Florentino Galang Lavarias (Priest: 26 Sep 1985 to 19 Jun 2004; Archbishop: 25 Jul 2014 - )
• Roberto Calara Mallari (Deacon: 15 Mar 1982; Priest: 27 Nov 1982; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jan 2006 to 15 May 2012)
• Honesto Flores Ongtioco (Priest: 8 Dec 1972 to 8 Apr 1998)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Emilio Cinense y Abera † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1957; Archbishop: 17 Mar 1975 to 5 May 1978)
• Oscar Valero Cruz † (Archbishop: 22 May 1978 to 24 Oct 1988)
• Jesus Castro Galang † (Priest: 17 Mar 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 May 1987 to 7 Dec 1991)
• Cesar Maria Guerrero y Rodriguez † (Bishop: 14 May 1949 to 14 Mar 1957)
• Celso Nogoy Guevarra † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jun 1972 to 4 Jun 1975)
• Victor de la Cruz Ocampo †

Source(s)

Diocese of San Fernando Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 41, Page 400, to Page 402 Archdiocese of San Fernando Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 243, and Page 244

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