Roman Catholic Diocese of Kidapawan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kidapawan (Lat: "Dioecesis Kidapavanensis") is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Erected in 1976, as the territorial prelature of Kidapawan, the prelature was elevated in 1982 to a full diocese.

The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cotabato.

The current bishop is Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz, appointed in 2008 after an 18 month vacancy.

Ordinaries

*Federico O. Escaler, S.J. (12 Jun 1976 Appointed - 23 Feb 1980 Appointed, Prelate of Ipil)
*Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I. (23 Jul 1980 Appointed - 22 Mar 1986 Appointed, Archbishop of Nueva Segovia)
*Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos (3 Feb 1987 Appointed - 27 Nov 1995 Appointed, Bishop of Butuan)
*Romulo Geolina Valles (24 Jun 1997 Appointed - 13 Nov 2006 Appointed, Archbishop of Zamboanga)
*Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz (14 May 2008 Appointed - )

ee also

*Catholic Church in the Philippines