Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian

Diocese of Pagadian Dioecesis Pagadianensis Diyosesis sa Pagadian Diyosesis ng Pagadian
Catholic
Pagadian Cathedral
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Zamboanga del Sur (except for Bayog, Kumalarang, Lakewood)
Ecclesiastical province	Ozamis
Coordinates	7°49′32″N 123°26′21″E
Statistics
Area	2,860 km^2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,350,000 1,085,000[1] (80.4%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	November 12, 1971
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Child
Patron saint	Santo Niño de Pagadian
Secular priests	42
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Martin Jumoad
Apostolic Administrator	Martin Jumoad
Vicar General	Belstar Ediang
Bishops emeritus	Emmanuel Cabajar, CSsR
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

The Diocese of Pagadian (Lat: Dioecesis Pagadianensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Created on November 12, 1971, the diocese was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga. With the ceding of the municipality of Margosatubig of the Ipil Prelature to the Diocese of Pagadian in January 1995, the diocese now has 24 parishes under its jurisdiction. The Catholic Christian population covered by the diocese is now 711,244 that comprises 72% of the total population of the area of about 2,860 square kilometers.[2]

The pastoral structure of the Diocese of Pagadian is organized into three areas of responsibility: consultative, judicial and administrative. Among its educational centers are 1 seminary, 1 college, 16 high schools and 6 pre-schools.[2] The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes.

Ordinaries

Bishop			Period in Office	Coat of Arms	Note
1.		Jesus Balaso Tuquib	24 February 1973 Appointed – 31 March 1984		Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
2.		Antonio Realubin Tobias	14 September 1984 Appointed – 28 May 1993		Appointed Bishop of San Fernando de La Union
3.		Zacharias Cenita Jimenez	2 December 1994 Appointed – 11 June 2003		Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan
4.		Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar, C.SS.R.	14 May 2004 Appointed – 22 November 2018		Retired
5.		Ronald Lunas, STL, DD	22 November 2018 - 2 January 2024[3]		Died

References

1. "Pagadian (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
2. "Diocese of Pagadian". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
3. "Resignations and Appointments, 22.11.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.