The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Latin: ''Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis'') is a

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of the

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in the

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. The diocese comprises 16 towns of

Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( tgl, Lalawigan ng Nueva Ecija , also ; ilo, Probinsia ti Nueva Ecija; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Ecija; Kapampangan: ''Lalawigan/Probinsia ning Nueva Ecija''), is a landlocked province i ...

including the cities of

Cabanatuan Cabanatuan, officially the City of Cabanatuan ( fil, Lungsod ng Cabanatuan; ilo, Siudad ti Cabanatuan), is a 1st class component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 327,325 peop ...

Palayan Palayan, officially the City of Palayan ( fil, Lungsod ng Palayan, Ilocano: ''Siudad ti Palayan''), is a 5th class component city and capital of the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

, and

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. The diocese is a suffragan of the

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History

On February 16, 1963

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, issued the Apostolic Letter ''"Exterior Ecclesiae"'' creating the Diocese of Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija separating from the

, and then the Diocese of San Fernando. On June 3, 1963 the Diocese of Cabanatuan was canonically erected after that on June 4, 1963 Bishop Mariano Gaviola, D.D., was ordained and installed as the First Bishop of Cabanatuan. The Diocese of Cabanatuan was put under the patronage of St. Nicholas of Tolentino and the

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under the title ''Divine Shepherdess (Divina Pastora)'' which is popularly venerated in

Gapan City Gapan, officially the City of Gapan ( fil, Lungsod ng Gapan), is a 4th class component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 122,968 people. Gapan is nicknamed the "Footwear Capi ...

every May 1. The seat of the diocese is the St. Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedral in

Cabanatuan City Cabanatuan, officially the City of Cabanatuan ( fil, Lungsod ng Cabanatuan; ilo, Siudad ti Cabanatuan), is a 1st class component city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 327,325 peo ...

with a

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of September 10. The diocese lost territory in 1984 when the Diocese of San Jose in the Northern Part of Nueva Ecija was formed. The current bishop of the diocese is Most Rev. Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD. He was appointed as auxiliary bishop on 2004 and installed as bishop on January 25, 2005.

Ordinaries

Gallery of the Diocese of Cabanatuan

File:FvfDivinaPastora7627_27.JPG, His Excellency, Most. Rev. Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD, the Bishop of Cabanatuan File:0304jfSaint Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedralfvf 18.JPG, The altar of the Cathedral-Parish of St. Nicholas of Tolentino File:08358jfSaint_Nicholas_Tolentino_Highway_Cathedral_Cabanatuan_Cityfvf_12.JPG, St. Nicholas of Tolentino New Cathedral (on-going construction) and Crypt File:0222jfMaria_Assumpta_Seminary_Feast_Cabanatuan_Cityfvf_15.JPG, Maria Assumpta Seminary File:08320jfCollege Immaculate Conception Welcome Cabanatuan Cityfvf 20.JPG, College of the Immaculate Conception (Cabanatuan City) File:Divina_pastora_shrine.jpg, National Shrine of La Virgen Divina Pastora and Three Kings Parish in Gapan City, Home of the Biggest Pilgrimage in Central Luzon File:01216jfWelcome_Chapel_Market_Roads_Talavera_Ecijafvf_07.JPG, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Isidore the Worker in Talavera File:NuestraSeñoradelasSalerasParishChurchjf4956_03.JPG, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora delas Saleras in Aliaga File:07414jfSan_Carlos_Bibiclat_Parish_Aliaga_Nueva_Ecijafvf_06.JPG, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. John the Baptist in Bibiclat, Aliaga, Home of Taong Putik Festival File:FvfJaenNE9958_13.JPG, Diocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and St. Augustine Parish in Jaen File:JfChurchSanAntonio,Nueva_Ecija460fvf.JPG, Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Anthony of Abbot in San Antonio File:FvfSanIsidreoNE9575_18.JPG, St. Isidore the Farmer Parish and Shrine of Nuestra Señora dela Soledad in San Isidro File:JfMaligaya1255HallCabiaoNuevaEcijafvf 12.JPG, Shrine and Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, Apong Lourdes Shrine in Maligaya, Cabiao (under the administration of St. John Nepomucene Parish, Cabiao)

References

External links

Website of the Diocese of CabanatuanMaria Assumpta Seminary
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Christian organizations established in 1963 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Religion in Nueva Ecija Cabanatuan

History

Ordinaries

Gallery of the Diocese of Cabanatuan

See also

References

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