Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk

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Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk

Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis [1]

Apostoliko Vicariato ti Tabuk
Catholic
Location
Country Philippines
Territory Kalinga and Apayao [1]
Ecclesiastical province Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area6,471 km2 (2,498 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
499,800
375,000 [2]  (75%)
Parishes21 [1]
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established6 Jul 1992 [1]
Cathedral Cathedral of Saint William the Hermit
Patron saintWilliam the Hermit [1]
Secular priests 25 [1]
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Vicar Apostolic Administrator [3] Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., CICM, D.D., [1]

The Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk is a Latin Church ecclesiastical missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines covering the provinces of Kalinga and Apayao in northern Luzon.

Contents

It is exempt (directly subject to the Holy See) and not part of any ecclesiastical province, yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation usually grouped with the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. It also has a working partnership with the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe and the Diocese of Baguio, both in the Cordilleras, to coordinate Catholic missions among the Igorot tribes.

Its cathedral is the Saint William's Cathedral, in Tabuk, Kalinga.

History

Established on 6 July 1992 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution, Philippinarum Insularum fideles, [4] on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Provinces (now diocese of Baguio). [1]

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Tabuk

No.PictureNameFromUntilCoat of arms
1 Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, CICM†6 Jul 199225 Jan 2002

appointed as Bishop of Baguio

Coat of arms of Carlito Joaquin Cenzon.svg
2Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M.16 Apr 2003-07 Dec 2024 Appointed as Bishop of Cabanatuan Coat of arms of Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr. (Tabuk).svg

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References

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  2. "AV of Tabuk 2021 stats updated". gcatholic.
  3. Lagarde, Roy (December 8, 2024). "Pope Francis appoints Bishop Andaya as head of Cabanatuan diocese". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  4. Pope Jon Paul II, Apostolic Constitution creating the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk Philippinarum Insularum fideles (6 July 1992), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993), pp. 8-9. Novus constituitur Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis appellandus.