Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan

Diocese of Cabanatuan

*Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis*

Diyosesis ng Cabanatuan
Diocese of Cabanatuan; Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis; Diyosesis ng Cabanatuan
Catholic
	Cabanatuan Cathedral
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Southern Nueva Ecija (Aliaga, Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cabiao, Gabaldon, Gapan, General Mamerto Natividad, General Tinio, Jaen, Laur, Palayan, Peñaranda, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Talavera, Zaragoza)
Ecclesiastical province	Lingayen-Dagupan
Metropolitan	Lingayen-Dagupan
Statistics
Area	2,743 km2 (1,059 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2021); 1,227,000; 1,034,000 (84.3%)
Parishes	30
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	16 February 1963
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of St. Nicholas of Tolentino in Cabanatuan
Titular patrons	Nicholas of Tolentino; La Virgen Divina Pastora (Patroness)
Secular priests	50
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, SSS, DD
Metropolitan Archbishop	Socrates Buenaventura Villegas
Vicar General	Noel J. Jetajobe, SSL, MLS
Judicial Vicar	Reynold H. Oliveros
	Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

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.^[2]

^ "Cabanatuan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
^ "Dioceses in the Philippines - Diocese of Cabanatuan" Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. Retrieved on 2013-01-11.