The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the
Catholic Church
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in the Philippines.
Tuguegarao
Tuguegarao ( or ), officially the City of Tuguegarao ( ibg, Siyudad nat Tugegaraw; itv, Siyudad yo Tugegaraw; ilo, Siudad ti Tuguegarao; fil, Lungsod ng Tuguegarao ), is a 3rd class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component ci ...
is a river delta city that became center of the archdiocese in the Province of
Cagayan
Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the C ...
, on the island of
Luzon
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuguegarao, the present territorial jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao covers the entire province of
Cagayan
Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the C ...
. The missionaries of
Order of Preachers
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first evangelized
Cagayan
Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the C ...
in 1595. They brought not only the tennets of Christian faith but also western technologies, infrastructures and ideas that helped in the livelihood and welfare of the Cagayanos.
On September 17, 1902,
Pope Leo XIII
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dioceses
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
in the archipelago and among those new dioceses was Tuguegarao. However, it was the ''decree'' of the Congregation of the Sacred Consistory ''"Nova Diocesum Circumscriptio In Insulis Philippinis"'' of April 10, 1910 which put into effect the foundation of the Diocese of Tuguegarao. At the time of its foundation until 1951, its territorial jurisdiction stretches from the
Batanes
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to
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya, officially the Province of Nueva Vizcaya ( ilo, Probinsia ti Nueva Vizcaya; gad, Probinsia na Nueva Vizcaya; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Vizcaya''; tl, Lalawigan ng Nueva Vizcaya ), is a landlocked province in the ...
.
The first bishop of Tuguegarao was Bishop Maurice P. Foley,
D.D.
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and he took possession of his diocese on December 6, 1911. He convoked the first
Diocesan Synod
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of Tuguegarao from April 16–19, 1912. After his appointment as bishop of Jaro, he was succeeded by Bishop Santiago C. Sancho,
D.D.
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as the second bishop of Tuguegarao. He established the
San Jacinto Seminary
San Jacinto Seminary is the only minor seminary in Cagayan Valley. Founded in 1918, it is located in Alimannao Hills, Peñablanca, Cagayan Valley, under the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
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in 1980 in order to cater to the formation of native clergy and it was given to the administration of Dominicans of the Collegio de San Jacinto. He convoked the second
Diocesan Synod
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of Tuguegarao from April 12–14, 1923.
Bishop Sancho was appointed
bishop of Nueva Segovia
The Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It covers the province of Ilocos Sur, on the island of Luzon. The see of the archdiocese is the city of Vigan.Constant J. Jurgens, CICM,
D.D.
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as the third bishop of Tuguegarao. He was regarded as the ''"Teaching Bishop"'' because of his priority to education as a tool for evangelization. He also promoted catechism for children and the devotion to the blessed Mother in his diocese. He convoked the third Diocesan Synod of Tuguegarao from August 27–28, 1935. Bishop Jurgens was the bishop of Tuguegarao during the
Second World War
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.
Bishop Jurgens resigned on May 6, 1950, and he was succeeded by his
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, Bishop Alejandro A. Olalia,
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He continued the rehabilitation of the diocese of Tuguegarao. He re-opened the San Jacinto Seminary as a
minor seminary
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18-years after it was closed by his predecessor in 1932. Bishop Olalia took part in the First Plenary Council of the Philippines in 1953. Upon his appointment as bishop of Lipa, a four-year vacancy ensued the diocese. The auxiliary bishop of Nueva Segovia, Bishop Juan C. Sison,
D.D.
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served as
apostolic administrator
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. There were significant events that occurred in those 4 years. On June 20, 1954, the image of
Our Lady of Piat
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Egidio Vagnozzi
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,
D.D.
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at the patio of the St. Peter's Cathedral. He also built the present residence and offices of the bishop of Tuguegarao.
In 1957, Fr. Teodulfo S. Domingo was appointed as the fourth bishop of Tuguegarao and he was the first native of
Cagayan
Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the C ...
to be consecrated as
bishop
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. Bishop Domingo took part in all the session of the
Second Vatican Council
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and he was a witness to the early years of the implementation of council's reforms in the diocese of Tuguegarao. On September 21, 1974, Tuguegarao was elevated as an
archdiocese
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History
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by
Pope Paul VI
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and Bishop Teodulfo S. Domingo was appointed as the first
archbishop
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of Tuguegarao. He is the longest serving ordinary of Tuguegarao.
Having reached the mandatory retirement age of 75, Archbishop Domingo resigned on January 31, 1986, and he was succeeded by the auxiliary bishop of Tuguegarao, Bishop Diosdado A. Talamayan,
D.D.
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as the second archbishop of Tuguegarao. He founded the priestly formation institute at the Lyceum of Aparri in 1990. He took part in the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines in 1991 and later convoked the first Archdiocesan Pastoral Assembly of Tuguegarao also that same year.
On March 10, 1997, the Sanctuary of the Our Lady of Piat was elevated to a
Minor Basilica
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by
Pope John Paul II
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.
On June 15, 2011, Archbishop Talamayan was succeeded by Bishop Sergio L. Utleg,
D.D.
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as the third archbishop of Tuguegarao. Archbishop Utleg is renowned of his advocacies promoting social justice and the protection of the integrity of creation.
On October 18, 2019,
Pope Francis
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accepted the resignation of Archbishop Utleg and he was succeeded by Bishop Ricardo L. Baccay,
D.D.
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as the fourth Archbishop of Tuguegarao. He is the first archbishop of Tuguegarao from Tuguegarao City. He was installed on January 14, 2020, at the St. Peter's Metropolitan Cathedral.
Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran
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The office of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao is currently located at ''The Archbishop's Palace, Rizal Street, Centro 10, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines''.
See also
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List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
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Archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...