Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Lat: "Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitanus ab Unione") is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.

The diocese was erected in 1970 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.

The current bishop is Artemio Lomboy Rillera, appointed in 2005.

Ordinaries

*Victorino Cristobal Ligot † (6 Feb 1970 Appointed - 18 Sep 1980 Died)
*Salvador Lazo Lazo † (20 Jan 1981 Appointed - 28 May 1993 Retired)
*Antonio Realubin Tobias (28 May 1993 Appointed - 25 Nov 2003 Appointed, Bishop of Novaliches)
*Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. (1 Apr 2005 Appointed - )

ee also

*Catholic Church in the Philippines


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