Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog
Diocese of Dipolog Dioecesis Dipologanae Diyosesis sa Dipolog Diyosesis ng Dipolog | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Zamboanga del Norte |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ozamis |
| Coordinates | 8°35′10″N 123°20′44″E / 8.5861°N 123.3455°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,205 km2 (2,782 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 38 |
| Schools | 5 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 31 July 1967 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary |
| Titular patrons | Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Saint Vincent Ferrer |
| Secular priests | 93 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Severo Cagatan Caermare |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Martin Jumoad |
| Vicar General | Joel S. Montederamos |
| Bishops emeritus | Jose R. Manguiran |
| All current statistics are based on updated data taken by Catholic-Hierarchy.org. | |
The Diocese of Dipolog (Latin: Dioecesis Dipologanae; Filipino: Diyosesis ng Dipolog; Cebuano: Diyosesis sa Dipolog; Spanish: Diócesis de Dipolog) is a Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines which comprises the civil province of Zamboanga del Norte. Erected in 1967 from territory in the Archdiocese of Zamboanga, the diocese is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Ozamis.
The seat of the diocese is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary which is located at the center of the city of Dipolog of Zamboanga del Norte. The diocese celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2017. Since its creation the diocese has had three bishops. The current bishop is Severo Cagatan Caermare, the first native of the diocese to become its bishop.