The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malaybalay (Lat: ''Dioecesis Malaibalaiensis'') is a

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of the

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of the

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in the

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Diocesan history

The diocese was erected on April 25, 1969, as the Territorial Prelature of Malaybalay. On November 15, 1982, the

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was elevated to a full diocese. The diocese is a suffragan of the

Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Cagayana'') is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is a metropolitan see on the island of Mindanao, which comprises the civil provinces of Misami ...

. On June 29, 2021, Pope Francis named Fr. Noel Pedregosa, then-Apostolic Administrator as the fifth bishop of Malaybalay replacing Jose Cabantan who was appointed Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro.

Area of coverage

The Diocese covers the province of

Bukidnon Bukidnon(), officially the Province of Bukidnon ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bukidnon; fil, Lalawigan ng Bukidnon; hil, Kapuroan sang Bukidnon; Binukid and Higaonon: ''Probinsya ta Bukidnon''), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the ...

, except the municipality of Malitbog (which is under the

), the

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of Wao,

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, and Barangay Buda in

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(on the Bukidnon – Davao del Sur boundary). It covers an area of 8,294 square kilometers with a population of 1,726,520 (81.6% of which are Roman Catholics).

Ordinaries

Diocesan Bishops

Affiliated Bishops

* Jose R. Manguiran (December 27, 1966 – May 27, 1987, appointed Bishop of Dipolog) * Noel P. Pedregosa (September 12, 1991 – June 29, 2021, appointed Bishop of Malaybalay) * Elenito Galido† (April 25, 1979 – March 25, 2006, appointed Bishop of Iligan)

References

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Malaybalay Malaybalay, officially the City of Malaybalay ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Malaybalay; Bukid and Higaonon: ''Bánuwa ta Malaybaláy''; fil, Lungsod ng Malaybalay), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. Accordi ...