The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong (Lat: ''Dioecesis Bayombongensis'') is a

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of the

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of the

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in the

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. Its seat is the Bayombong Cathedral.

History

Erected in November 7, 1966, as the territorial prelature of Bayombong, the prelature was elevated to a full diocese in November 1982. The diocese is a suffragan of the

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. After the resignation of Bishop Villena in 2016,

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appointed Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD, Bishop of Cabanatuan as Apostolic Administrator while he selected a new bishop. On May 24, 2018, the Pope appointed Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao, DD, Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan as the Third Bishop of the Diocese of Bayombong.

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Bayombong Bayombong, officially the Municipality of Bayombong ( gad, Ili na Bayombong; ilo, Ili ti Bayombong; tl, Bayan ng Bayombong), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...

Dioceses established in the 20th century Religious organizations established in the 1960s Religion in Nueva Vizcaya

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