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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cabanatuan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Latin: ''Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis'') is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese comprises 16 towns of Nueva Ecija including the cities of Cabanatuan, Palayan, and Gapan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan."Dioceses in the Philippines - Diocese of Cabanatuan" Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. Retrieved on 2013-01-11. History On February 16, 1963 Pope John XXIII, issued the apostolic letter ''"Exterior Ecclesiae"'' creating the Diocese of Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija separating from the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabanatuan Cathedral
Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish Cathedral, commonly known as Cabanatuan Cathedral, is the cathedral, ecclesiastical seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan in the Philippines. It is located at Del Pilar Street, Barangay General Luna, in downtown Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija Philippine province, province. The cathedral and the Plaza Lucero at its front, is nationally and historically known as the death place of Filipino people, Filipino general Antonio Luna. History After the parishes of Gapan in 1595 and Bongabon, Santor in 1636, the Augustinians, Augustinian priests founded the Cabanatuan church in 1700 as a ''visita'' of Gapan. By 1732, it only had 700 parishioners. The parish administration was transferred to secular priests in 1866, and in the same year, the first stone Church architecture, church and convent buildings were constructed under the leadership of Jose de la Fuente. The said buildings were destroyed by the 1880 Luzon earthquakes, earthquake of July 18, 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija
Santa Rosa, officially the Municipality of Santa Rosa (Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Santa Rosa'') is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 75,649 people. History According to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Santa Rosa was founded on August 1, 1878 through a Spanish decree. In his letter dated March 9, 2017, NHCP OIC-Chairman Rene Escalante said the Spanish decree was retrieved from the Archivo Historico Nacional in Madrid, Spain and is entitled "''Creacion de un pueblo civil formado por al barrio de Santa Rosa en la provincia de Nueva Ecija''". In his book, ''Nueva Ecija: 1896–1946'', Cesar Baroman wrote that Santa Rosa was a mere ''visita'' of Cabanatuan at the time when the latter was still a ''barrio'' of Gapan. During the American occupation, the Philippine Commission enacted Act No. 933 on October 8, 1903, mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic-Hierarchy
''Catholic-Hierarchy.org'' is an online database of bishops and dioceses of the Latin Church and the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches that are in full communion with Rome. The website, not officially sanctioned by the Church, is run as a private project by David M. Cheney in Kansas City. Origin and contents In the 1990s, David M. Cheney created a simple internet website that documented the Catholic bishops in his home state of Texas—many of whom did not have webpages. In 2002, after moving to the Midwest, he officially created the present website catholic-hierarchy.org and expanded to cover the United States and eventually the world. The database contains geographical, organizational and address information on each Catholic diocese in the world, including Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See, such as the Maronite Catholic Church and the Syro-Malabar Church. It also gives biographical information on current and previous bishops of each diocese, such as d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Of Divinity
A Doctor of Divinity (DD or DDiv; ) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity (academic discipline), divinity (i.e., Christian theology and Christian ministry, ministry or other theologies. The term is more common in the English-speaking world than elsewhere. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the DD is usually a higher doctorate conferred upon a religious scholar of standing and distinction, usually for accomplishments beyond the Doctor of Philosophy, PhD or Doctor of Theology, ThD level. In the United States, the DD is generally an honorary degree. In Catholic higher education, Catholic universities, faculties of Catholic theology, theology usually grant the degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology (STD), but the DD may be awarded as an honorary degree. Doctor of Divinity by country or church Great Britain & Ireland In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the DD is a higher doctorate conferred by universities upon a religious scholar of standing and distinction, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congregation Of The Blessed Sacrament
The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (), commonly known as the Sacramentinos, is a Catholic Church, Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men, founded by Peter Julian Eymard. Its members use the postnominal letters S.S.S. They assist the Church in her efforts to form Christian communities whose center of life is the Eucharist in the Catholic Church, Eucharist. They commit themselves to the implementation of this ideal in collaboration with Catholic laity, lay men and women engaged in various ministries. History The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament was founded in Paris France on 13 May 1856 by a French priest, Saint Peter Julian Eymard. As he searched for a response to the needs and challenges of his time, he found the answer in the love of God manifested in a special way in the Eucharist. During Eymard's lifetime, the character of French Catholicism was changing from a religion of guilt and fear to a religion based on God's mercy and love. Ey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofronio Bancud
Sofronio Aguirre Bancud (born December 8, 1948) is a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Cabanatuan from 2004 to 2024. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 2001 to 2004. Early life and education Bancud was born on December 8, 1948, in Atulayan Norte, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, to Antonio Bancud and Soledad Aguirre. He completed his elementary education at St. Paul University and his secondary studies at Cagayan State University, both located in Tuguegarao City. In 1969, he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. He later joined the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and made his religious profession on December 9, 1972. He pursued theological studies at St. Francis Xavier Regional Seminary in Davao City, where he obtained a licentiate in Sacred Theology in 1977. He also pursued further formation through the Summer Institute of Spirituality at Notre Dame de Vie in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prudencio Andaya Jr
Prudencio or Prudêncio may refer to the following people ;Given name *Prudencio Benavides (1870–?), Cuban baseball center fielder and manager *Prudencio Cardona (born 1951), Colombian boxer * Prudencio Indurain (born 1968), Spanish cyclist *Prudencio Norales (born 1956), Honduran football midfielder *Prudencio de Orobio y Basterra, Spanish merchant, soldier and government official * Prudencio Ortiz de Rozas (1800–1857), Argentine general *Prudencio de Pena (born 1913), Uruguayan basketball player *Pruden, nickname of the Spanish footballer Prudencio Sánchez Fernández (1916–1998) *Prudencio de Sandoval (1553–1620), Spanish historian and Benedictine monk *San Prudencio, Spanish anchorite and cleric, bishop of Tarazona **San Prudencio festival ;Surname *José López Prudencio (1870–1949), Spanish writer *José Prudencio Padilla (1784–1828), Colombian military leader *Mauricio Prudencio (born 1980), Bolivian swimmer *Miel Prudencio Ma, Filipino cartoonist and illustrator * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socrates Villegas
Sócrates "Soc" Buenaventura Villegas (born September 28, 1960) is a Filipino prelate, and a professed member of the Dominican Order. He is the fifth and current Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan since 2009, and is the former president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 2013 to 2017, previously serving as the vice president of the episcopal conference from 2011 to 2013. A protégé of the late Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jaime Sin, Villegas previously served as rector of EDSA Shrine from 1989 to 2004, Auxiliary Bishop of Manila from 2001 to 2004, and the third Bishop of Balanga in Bataan from 2004 to 2009, succeeding Honesto Ongtioco who served as first Bishop of Cubao in Quezon City from 2003 to 2024. Family and education The youngest of the three children of Emiliano Villegas and Norma Buenaventura both from Pateros, he was born on September 28, 1960, when the town is still part of Rizal province. He went through basic educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Of Tolentino
Nicholas of Tolentino, OSA (, c. 1246September 10, 1305) known as the "Patron of Holy Souls", was an Italian Catholic Christian mysticism, mystic who is invoked as an advocate for the souls in Purgatory, especially during Lent and the month of November. He was a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinians, whose churches today, together with those of the Discalced Augustinians, hold weekly devotions to St. Nicholas on behalf of the suffering souls. November 2, All Souls' Day, holds special significance for the devotees of St. Nicholas. He was canonized in 1446. Life Born in 1245 in Sant'Angelo in Pontano, St. Nicholas of Tolentino took his name from Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas of Myra, at whose shrine his parents prayed to have a child. Nicholas became a friar of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine at 18, and seven years later, he was ordained a priest. He gained a reputation as a preacher and a confessor. C. 1274, he was sent to Tolentino, near his birthplace. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Rite
The Roman Rite () is the most common ritual family for performing the ecclesiastical services of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. The Roman Rite governs Rite (Christianity), rites such as the Roman Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours as well as the manner in which Sacraments of the Catholic Church, sacraments and Blessing in the Catholic Church, blessings are performed. The Roman Rite developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while distinct Latin liturgical rites such as the Ambrosian Rite remain, the Roman Rite has gradually been adopted almost everywhere in the Latin Church. In medieval times there were numerous local variants, even if all of them did not amount to distinct rites, yet uniformity increased as a result of the invention of printing and in obedience to the decrees of the Council of Trent of 1545–1563 (see ''Quo primum''). Several Latin liturgical rites which had survived into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Church
The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' churches in full communion with the pope; the other 23 are collectively referred to as the Eastern Catholic Churches, and they have approximately 18 million members combined. The Latin Church is directly headed by the pope in his role as the bishop of Rome, whose ''cathedra'' as a bishop is located in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy. The Latin Church both developed within and strongly influenced Western culture; as such, it is sometimes called the Western Church (), which is reflected in one of the pope's traditional titles in some eras and contexts, the Patriarch of the West. It is also known as the Roman Church (), the Latin Catholic Church, and in some contexts as the Roman Catholic (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies around the world, each overseen by one or more bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
