Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac

Diocese of Tarlac Dioecesis Tarlacensis Diocesis ning Tarlac Diocesis ti Tarlac Diyosesis ng Tarlac Diócesis de Tarlac
Catholic
Tarlac Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Tarlac
Ecclesiastical province	San Fernando
Metropolitan	San Fernando
Coordinates	15°29′15″N 120°35′18″E
Statistics
Area	3,053 km^2 (1,179 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,503,456 1,202,764[1] (80%)
Parishes	70
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	February 16, 1963
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of St. Sebastian
Patron saint	Sebastian
Secular priests	105
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Roberto Calara Mallari (Bishop-designate)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Florentino Lavarias
Vicar General	O'neal M. Sanchez
Bishops emeritus	Florentino Ferrer Cinense
Website
Diocese of Tarlac
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac (Latin: Dioecesis Tarlacensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church comprising the whole civil province of Tarlac (except Camp Servillano Aquino in San Miguel, Tarlac City, which belongs to the Military Ordinariate) in the Philippines. The see is the Saint Sebastian Cathedral in Tarlac City.[2]

History

On February 16, 1963, the Diocese of Tarlac was created from territories from both the Diocese of San Fernando and the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. It is part of the Ecclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga.[3]

Enrique V. Macaraeg was the most recent Bishop of Tarlac, appointed on March 31, 2016. He was ordained on May 24, 2016, and installed on May 31, 2016. On October 23, 2023, Macaraeg died due to cardiac arrest.[4]

On December 29, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Roberto Mallari, the bishop of San Jose, as the fourth Bishop of this diocese.[5]

Bishops

Bishop		Period in Office	Coat of Arms
1.	Jesus Juan Acosta Sison	March 8, 1963 - January 21, 1988 (Resigned)
2.	Florentino Ferrer Cinense	January 21, 1988 - March 31, 2016 (Retired)
3.	Enrique de Vera Macaraeg	May 31, 2016 - October 23, 2023 (Died in office)
4.	Roberto Calara Mallari (Bishop-designate)	Date appointed: December 29, 2024

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Philippines
• List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines

References

1. "Tarlac (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
2. "Jurisdictions - Diocese of Tarlac" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2014-12-14.
3. "Jurisdictions - Diocese of Tarlac" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2014-12-14.
4. Lopez, Rommel F. (October 24, 2023). "Tarlac bishop dies of cardiac arrest". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
5. CBCP News (December 29, 2024). "Pope Francis names new Tarlac bishop". Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved December 29, 2024.

External links

• Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac at Wikimedia Commons
• Dioecesis Tarlacensis Catholic-Hierarchy.org