Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagum

Diocese of Tagum Dioecesis Tagamna Diócesis sa Tagum Diyosesis ng Tagum
Catholic
Tagum Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Davao del Norte (except Samal and Talaingod), and Davao de Oro
Ecclesiastical province	Davao
Metropolitan	Davao
Coordinates	7°26′27″N 125°48′00″E / 7.44095°N 125.79990°E / 7.44095; 125.79990
Statistics
Area	8,129 km2 (3,139 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,892,604 1,384,000[1] (73.1%)
Parishes	89
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	January 13, 1962 (As Prelature) October 11, 1980 (As Diocese)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Christ the King
Titular patron	Christ the King
Secular priests	106
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Medil Sacay Aseo
Metropolitan Archbishop	Romulo Valles

The Diocese of Tagum (Latin: Dioecesis Tagamna) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.^[2] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Davao. It was canonically erected as Prelature Nullius on January 13, 1962, by Pope John XXIII, with Joseph Regan M.M. as its local ordinary. It was elevated to the status of a diocese on October 11, 1980, by Pope John Paul II, who appointed Pedro Dean as its first Filipino bishop ordinary, and Ramon Villena as the auxiliary bishop.

The diocesan territory comprises the entire civil provinces of Davao del Norte (except the city of Samal, the southern portion of the Lasang River) and Davao de Oro.

Religious Institute of Men

At the moment there is only one religious institute of men present in the diocese. These are the missionary priests who operate a school in Tagum City. They are called Congregation of the Schools of Charity "Cavanis Fathers" (CSCH) which is housed at Letran de Davao High School, Seminary Drive, Tagum City.

Religious Institutes of Women

• Handmaids of Christ the King (ACR)
• Daughters of Mary of the Assumption (FMA)
• Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines (OP)
• Dominican Sisters of Regina Rosary (OP-Regina)
• Dominican Sisters of the Trinity (OP)
• Order of the Most Holy Savior of Saint Bridget (OSsS)
• Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM)
• Teresian Daughters of Mary (TDM)

Bishops

Ordinaries

Bishop			Period in Office	Coat of Arms
1.		Joseph William Regan, M.M.	1962–1980
2.		Pedro Rosales Dean	1980–1985
3.		Wilfredo Dasco Manlapaz	1986–2018
3.		Medil Sacay Aseo	2018 - Present

Auxiliary Bishops

Bishop			Period in Office	Coat of Arms
1.		Ramon Barrera Villena	1982-1985

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagum

Dioecesis Tagamna

Territories

• Davao del Norte (except Samal and Talaingod)
• Davao de Oro

Ordinaries

• Joseph William Regan
• Pedro Dean
• Wilfredo Dasco Manlapaz
• Medil Sacay Aseo
• Ramon Barrera Villena

Cathedral

• Christ the King
• Christ the Eucharistic King (former cathedral)

Shrine

Diocesan	Our Lady of Prisoners

Monastery

• St. Bridget and Blessed Mother Elizabeth

Parishes

Vicariate of Christ the King	Christ the King Christ the Eucharistic King Birhen sa Kasilak Sacred Heart of Jesus (Quasi-Parish) Sagrado Corazon de Jesus
Vicariate of Our Lady of Fatima	Our Lady of Fatima Immaculate Conception of Mary (Quasi-Parish) San Isidro Labrador (New Corella) Our Lady of the Assumption (Quasi-Parish) St. Michael the Archangel (Quasi Parish)
Vicariate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel	Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Carmen, Davao del Norte) Sta. Faustina (Quasi-Parish) (Carmen, Davao del Norte) Santo Niño Chapel (Davao Penal Colony, Panabo) Saint Anthony of Padua (Panabo) San Isidro Labrador (Panabo)
Vicariate of Sta. Teresita sa Batang Jesus	Saint Therese of the Child Jesus (Nabunturan) Saint Vincent Ferrer (Quasi-Parish) (Nabunturan) Saint Vincent Ferrer (Maragusan) Birhen sa Sto. Rosario (Quasi-Parish) (Maragusan) San Isidro Labrador (New Bataan) Sr. Santo Niño (Quasi-Parish) (Nabunturan)
Vicariate of St. James the Apostle	Saint James the Apostle (Compostela, Davao de Oro) Saint Anthony of Padua (New Bataan) Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Quasi-Parish) (New Bataan) San Francisco Javier (Quasi-Parish) (Compostela, Davao de Oro)
Vicariate of Holy Family	Santo Niño (Mabini, Davao de Oro) Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Maco, Davao de Oro) Saint Joseph the Husband of Mary (Pantukan)
Vicariate of San Ignacio	Saint Ignatius of Loyola (Monkayo) Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Quasi-Parish) (Monkayo) Saint Michael the Archangel Mission Station (Monkayo) Saint Vincent Ferrer (Quasi-Parish) (Monkayo)
Vicariate of San Isidro	San Isidro Labrador (Kapalong, Davao del Norte) Our Lady of the Assumption (Asuncion, Davao del Norte) Holy Family (Laak, Davao de Oro) San Isidro Labrador (Asuncion, Davao del Norte) Santo Niño (Quasi-Parish) (Talaingod) San Isidro Labrador (Quasi-Parish) (Laak, Davao de Oro)
Vicariate of San Jose	Saint Joseph the Worker (Montevista, Davao de Oro) San Roque (Mawab) Immaculate Conception (Maco, Davao de Oro)
Vicariate of San Miguel	Saint Michael the Archangel (Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte) Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte) Saint Joseph the Husband of Mary (Braulio E. Dujali) Nuestra Señora dela Salvacion (Quasi-Parish) (Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte)

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