Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan
Diocese of Butuan Dioecesis Butuanensis Diyosesis hong Butuan Diyosesis sa Butuan Diyosesis ng Butuan | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Butuan City, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cagayan de Oro |
| Metropolitan | Cagayan de Oro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,276 km2 (4,354 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 1,441,000 1,136,000 (78.8%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 March 1967 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Butuan |
| Patron of the Universal Church | Saint Joseph |
| Secular priests | 109 [1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Cosme Damian Racines Almedilla, DD |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José A. Cabantan |
| Vicar General | Rev. Msgr. Guy Arnold L. Pineda, VG |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan (Lat: Dioecesis Butuanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
History
The Diocese was erected in 1967, through Pope Paul VI, separating from the Diocese of Surigao, the territory of the Diocese of Butuan is the Province of Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte and Most Rev. Carmelo Dominador Morelos became its first Bishop and the Diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
Coat of Arms
Vert, in between two pomegranates proper seeded Gules, supported, sculpted and leafed in two Or a bend wavy sinister Azure charged with a lily flower Argent. Vert symbolized Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. Pomegranates proper seeded inside the color Vert symbolized fertility. Color Azure is Agusan River. While Lily flower argent symbolized purity of St. Joseph the Patron of Butuan City, and titular of the Diocese of Butuan.
Ordinaries
| Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | |
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| 1. | Carmelo D.F. Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL | 4 April 1967 - 8 December 1994 | 
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| 2. | Juan de Dios M. Pueblos, DD. | 27 November 1995 - 21 October 2017 | 
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| 3. | Cosme Damian R. Almedilla, DD. | 25 June 2019 – present | 
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References
- ^ "Diocese of Butuan". Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
See also
- Articles containing Latin-language text
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cagayan de Oro
- Christian organizations established in 1967
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Religion in Agusan del Norte
- Butuan