Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman
Diocese of Catarman Dioecesis Catarmaniensis Diyosesis han Catarman Diyosesis ng Catarman | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Northern Samar |
| Ecclesiastical province | Palo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,498 km2 (1,351 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 31 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 December 1974 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation |
| Secular priests | 51 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Nolly C. Buco |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John F. Du |
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The Diocese of Catarman (Lat: Dioecesis Catarmaniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Erected in 1974, the diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo. The Diocese of Catarman has experienced no jurisdictional changes since its establishment.
Nolly Buco, a former auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo, was initially appointed as apostolic administrator by Pope Francis when Bishop Emmanuel Trance retired as bishop of the diocese on 8 December 2023. Trance is from Calinog, Iloilo under the Archdiocese of Jaro. In 18 October 2024, Pope Francis subsequently appointed him as the third bishop of Catarman; he was installed on 15 January 2025.