Diocese of Dipolog, Philippines 🇵🇭

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Dipolog / Dipologan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Ozamiz

Neighbouring Dioceses: Ipil (↙), Dumaguete (↑), Ozamiz (↘), Pagadian (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Saint Vincent Ferrer

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 6

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1967.07.31: Established as Diocese of Dipolog / Dipologan(us) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Zamboanga and became suffragan of Zamboanga)
1983.01.24: Became suffragan of Ozamiz

Present Prelates

Bishop (2014.07.25 – ...):

Bishop Severo Cagatan Caermare (56)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Dipolog (Roman Rite)

Bishop Severo Cagatan Caermare (56)
(2014.07.25 – ...)

Bishop of Dipolog (Philippines)

Benedicam Dominum semper

Born:	1969.10.22 (Sibutad, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1996.04.22
Consecrated Bishop:	2014.10.30

Priest of Dipolog (Philippines) (1996.04.22 – 2014.07.25)

Bishop of Dipolog (Philippines) (2014.07.25 – ...)

Bishop Jose Ricare Manguiran (89)
(1987.05.27 – 2014.07.25)

Bishop emeritus of Dipolog (Philippines)

Facite divina in nomine Domini

Born:	1936.08.27 (Carcar, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1966.12.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.08.19

Priest of Malaybalay (Philippines) (1966.12.27 – 1987.05.27)

Bishop of Dipolog (Philippines) (1987.05.27 – 2014.07.25)

Bishop Felix Sanchez Zafra
(1967.07.31 – 1986.10.20)

Ut vitam abundantius habeant

Born:	1920.01.14 (Clarin, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1944.03.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.10.22
Died:	2002.08.04 († 82)

Bishop of Dipolog (Philippines) (1967.07.31 – 1986.10.20)

Bishop of Tagbilaran (Philippines) (1986.10.20 – 1992.04.21)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Peninsula
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (44)

Ipil (↙), Dumaguete (↑), Ozamiz (↘), Pagadian (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,206 km²

Population: 726,168 Catholics (69.4% of 1,045,745 total)

Pastoral Centres: 42 parishes, 3 missions

Personnel: 88 priests (diocesan), 10 religious (10 sisters), 86 seminarians