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Diocese of Tarlac

Dioecesis Tarlacensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 16 February 1963
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Fernando
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Philippines
  • Square Kilometers: 3,054 (1,179 Square Miles)
  • Description: Comprises the province of Tarlac
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's Residence, F. Tanedo St., Poblacion, 2300 Tarlac City, Philippines
  • Telephone: (045)982.1938
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 February 1963ErectedDiocese of San Fernando Diocese of Tarlac (erected)
17 March 1975Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Tarlac (from Lingayen-Dagupan)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970318,527426,64774.7%332359,10023325ap1971
1980569,000671,00084.8%353516,25744526ap1981
1990853,0001,005,00084.9%272731,5924126ap1991
1999803,938945,81085.0%5635913,62654435ap2000
2000803,938945,81085.0%6336612,18035136ap2001
2001908,4661,068,78385.0%6657112,795155436ap2002
2002926,6351,090,15985.0%7347712,034126136ap2003
2003803,938945,81085.0%765819,925155440ap2004
2004941,3871,134,20183.0%7658111,622155440ap2005
2010976,0001,177,00082.9%77128910,966376349ap2011
20141,052,0001,273,24082.6%90181089,740506752ap2015
20171,106,0001,337,00082.7%87251129,875556062ap2018
20201,116,2101,656,20067.4%105410910,240226070ap2021
20221,202,7641,503,45680.0%114411810,192226162ap2023

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 56, Page 245, to Page 247
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 67, Page 243, and Page 244

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