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Diocese of Urdaneta Dioecesis Urdanetensis Diosis na Urdaneta Diocesis ti Urdaneta Diyosesis ng Urdaneta Diócesis de Urdaneta | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Eastern Pangasinan (Alcala, Asingan, Balungao, Binalonan, Natividad, Pozorrubio, Rosales, San Manuel, San Nicolas, San Quintin, Santa Maria, Santo Tomas, Sison, Tayug, Umingan, Urdaneta, Villasis) |
Ecclesiastical province | Lingayen-Dagupan |
Coordinates | 15°58′25″N 120°34′02″E / 15.97359°N 120.56726°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,616[1] km2 (624 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 857,250 692,968[2] (80.8%) |
Parishes | 29 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 12, 1985[3] |
Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of the Immaculate Conception |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
Secular priests | 39 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jacinto Agcaoili Jose |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Socrates B. Villegas |
Vicar General | Msgr. Numeriano Gabot Jr. |
The Diocese of Urdaneta (Latin: Dioecesis Urdanetensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1985 from territory of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.