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Diocese of Catarman Dioecesis Catarmaniensis Diyosesis han Catarman Diyosesis ng Catarman
Catholic
Catarman Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Northern Samar
Ecclesiastical province	Palo
Statistics
Area	3,498 km (1,351 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 666,659 625,384 (93.8%)
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	Francis
Bishop	Nolly C. Buco
Metropolitan Archbishop	John F. Du

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, who currently serves as the auxiliary bishop of Antipolo, was appointed 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.

Ordinaries

No	Name	In office	Coat of arms
1.	Angel Hobayan, JCD	12 December 1974 - 10 March 2005
2.	Emmanuel Trance	10 March 2005 - 08 December 2023
3.	Nolly Buco	08 December 2023 - 17 October 2024 (Apostolic administrator) 15 January 2025 - present (Bishop-designate)

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

External links

• Dioecesis Catarmaniensis Catholic-Hierarchy.org

References

1. "Catarman (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
2. ^ "Diocese of Catarman Philippines". GCatholic. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
3. ^ "Diocese of Catarman". UCA News. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
4. "Diocese of Catarman". Claretian Publications. 26 May 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
5. "Pope Francis appoints a bishop for Catarman diocese". GMA Network. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman
Dioecesis Catarmaniensis
Territories	Northern Samar
Ordinaries	Angel Hobayan Emmanuel Trance Nolly C. Buco
Cathedral	Our Lady of the Annunciation Cathedral
Shrine	Diocesan Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno
Parishes	Vicariate of St. Joseph Our Lady of the Annunciation Most Holy Name of Jesus (Bobon) Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Chaplaincy (University of Eastern Philippines) Our Mother of Perpetual Help Mission Center St. Isidore the Farmer (Lope de Vega) St. Anthony of Padua (Mondragon) Our Lady of Rosary (Rosario) St. Anthony of Padua (San Jose) Vicariate of St. Therese of the Child Jesus St. Michael the Archangel (Laoang) Nuestra Señora de Salvacion Mission Center (Laoang) St. Anthony of Padua Mission Center (Laoang) St. John the Baptist (Pambujan) St. Roche (San Roque) St. Isidore the Farmer Mission center (Silvino Lobos) Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception St. James the Greater (Allen) Our Lady of the Assumption (Lavezares) St. Vincent Ferrer (Biri) St. Ignatius of Loyola (Capul) St. Anthony of Padua (San Antonio) St. Anne (Victoria) Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (San Isidro) St. Vincent Ferrer Mission Center (San Vicente) Vicariate of St. Michael Our Lady of the Assumption (Palapag) St. Bonaventure (Lapinig) St. Michael the Archangel (Gamay) Our Lady of the Angels (Mapanas) St. Joseph the Worker (Catubig) Holy Family Mission Center (Catubig) Our Lady of the Nativity (Las Navas)
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• Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
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• Religion in Northern Samar