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 / 15.48761°N 120.58828°E / 15.48761; 120.58828
Statistics
Area	3,053 km2 (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	Sede Vacante [2]
Metropolitan Archbishop	Florentino Lavarias
Vicar General	Fr. 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

The Most Rev. 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, Bishop Macaraeg died due to cardiac arrest.^[5]

Bishops

Bishop		Period in Office	Coat of Arms
1.	Jesus J. Sison, D.D.	March 8, 1963 - January 21, 1988 (Resigned)
2.	Florentino F. Cinense, D.D.	January 21, 1988 - March 31, 2016 (Retired)
3.	Enrique V. Macaraeg, D.D.	May 31, 2016 - October 23, 2023 (Died in office)

See also

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

References

External links

• Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac at Wikimedia Commons

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac

Dioecesis Tarlacensis

Territories

• Tarlac

Ordinaries

• Jesus J. Sison
• Florentino F. Cinense
• Enrique V. Macaraeg

Cathedral

• San Sebastian

Shrine

Diocesan	St. Faustina of Kowalska (Paniqui) Inmaculada Concepcion (Concepcion, Tarlac) St. Josemaria Escriva (Gerona, Tarlac) St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Ramos, Tarlac) St. Francis of Assisi (Tarlac City) Our Lady of Ransom (Tarlac City) San Nicolas De Tolentino (Capas)

Parishes

Vicariate of St. Sebastian	San Sebastian Immaculate Conception (Tarlac City) Immaculate Conception (San Jose, Tarlac) Our Lady of Fatima (Tarlac City) San Lorenzo Ruiz (Tarlac City) San Roque (Tarlac City) Our Lady of Sorrows (Capas) Sto. Cristo (Sto. Cristo, Tarlac City) San Pedro Calungsod Pastoral Station (San Jose, Tarlac) St. Joseph the Worker Pastoral Station (San Jose, Tarlac) San Lorenzo Ruiz Pastoral Station (San Jose, Tarlac)
Vicariate of St. Michael the Archangel – Tarlac City	Saint Michael the Archangel (Camiling) St. Sebastian (Tarlac City) St. Raphael the Archangel (Tarlac City) Mater Dolorosa (Capas) Our Lady of Lourdes (Tarlac City) Sto. Cristo (Burot, Tarlac City) Jesus the Black Nazarene Pastoral Station (Tarlac City)
Vicariate of St. Rose of Lima	Saint Rose of Lima (Paniqui) Saint Raymund Nonnatus (Moncada, Tarlac) Saint John Nepomucene (Anao, Tarlac) Our Lady of Remedies (San Manuel, Tarlac) St. Faustina of Kowalska (Paniqui) Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Moncada, Tarlac) Saint Mother Theresa of Calcutta (Paniqui)
Vicariate of St. Michael the Archangel – Camiling, Tarlac	St. Michael the Archangel (Camiling) Our Lady of Fatima (Santa Ignacia, Tarlac) Saint Joseph (Mayantoc) Saint Joseph the Worker (Paniqui) Saint John of the Cross (Santa Ignacia, Tarlac) Saint Jude Thaddeus (Camiling) Our Lady of Guadalupe (Camiling) Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (Camiling) Saint Pope John Paul II (Camiling)
Vicariate of Immaculate Conception – Concepcion, Tarlac	Inmaculada Concepcion (Concepcion, Tarlac) Sacred Heart (Concepcion, Tarlac) Saint Isidore the Farmer (Concepcion, Tarlac) San Nicolas De Tolentino (Concepcion, Tarlac) Nuestra Signora La Divina Pastora (Concepcion, Tarlac) Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Concepcion, Tarlac) Santa Rosa De Lima (Concepcion, Tarlac) Hesus Mabuting Pastol (Concepcion, Tarlac) Holy Cross (Concepcion, Tarlac) San Isidro Pastoral Station (Concepcion, Tarlac) Sta. Monica Pastoral Station (Concepcion, Tarlac)
Vicariate of St. Catherine of Alexandria	St. Catherine of Alexandria (Gerona, Tarlac) St. Antoninus (Pura, Tarlac) San Isidro (Pura, Tarlac) St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Ramos, Tarlac) St. Josemaria Escriva (Gerona, Tarlac) Sta. Cruz (Tarlac City) La Sagrada Familia (Gerona, Tarlac)
Vicariate of Immaculate Conception – Victoria, Tarlac	Immaculate Conception (Victoria, Tarlac) Our Lady of Ransom (Tarlac City) Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Tarlac City) Nuestra Signora de La Paz Y Buen Viaje (La Paz, Tarlac) St. Anthony de Padua (Victoria, Tarlac) Our Lady of Lourdes (Tarlac City) St. Francis of Assisi (Tarlac City) St. James the Great Pastoral Station (La Paz, Tarlac) St. John the Baptist (Victoria, Tarlac)
Vicariate of San Nicolas de Tolentino	San Nicolas De Tolentino (Capas) Santo Niño (Bamban) Our Lady of Guadalupe (Bamban) Saint Michael the Archangel (Tarlac City) St. Joseph the Worker (Capas, Tarlac) Saint Joseph (Capas, Tarlac) Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Capas, Tarlac) Saint Joseph the Patriarch (Capas, Tarlac)

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