Diocese of Tarlac, Philippines 🇵🇭

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Tarlac / Tarlacen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: San Fernando

Neighbouring Dioceses: Iba (←), Alaminos (↖), Lingayen–Dagupan (↑), Urdaneta (↑), San Jose de Nueva Ecija (↗), Cabanatuan (→), San Fernando (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Sebastian (January 20)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1963.02.16: Established as Diocese of Tarlac / Tarlacen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Lingayen–Dagupan and Diocese of San Fernando and became suffragan of Lingayen–Dagupan)
1975.03.17: Became suffragan of San Fernando

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.12.29 – ...):

Bishop Roberto Calara Mallari (68)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Tarlac (Roman Rite)

Bishop Roberto Calara Mallari (68)
(2024.12.29 – ...)

Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines)

In manus tuas

Born:	1958.03.27 (Masantol, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1982.11.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.03.27

Priest of San Fernando (Philippines) (1982.11.27 – 2006.01.14)

Titular Bishop of Erdonia (2006.01.14 – 2012.05.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Fernando (Philippines) (2006.01.14 – 2012.05.15)

Bishop of San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Philippines) (2012.05.15 – 2024.12.29)

Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines) (2024.12.29 – ...)

Bishop Enrique de Vera Macaraeg
(2016.03.31 – 2023.10.23)

Vivere Christus est

Born:	1955.12.28 (Manila, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1979.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.05.24
Died:	2023.10.23 (Malasiqui, Philippines † 67)

Priest of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines) (1979.05.19 – 2016.03.31)

Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines) (2016.03.31 – 2023.10.23)

Bishop Florentino Ferrer Cinense (88)
(1988.01.21 – 2016.03.31)

Bishop emeritus of Tarlac (Philippines)

Coram mea Spiritus novus

Born:	1938.03.14 (Guimba, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1963.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.07.14

Priest of Cabanatuan (Philippines) (1963.12.21 – 1984.05.24)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1974.11.20 – 1982.05.04)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1982.05.04 – 1984.05.24)

Bishop of San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Philippines) (1984.05.24 – 1985.08.17)

Coadjutor Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines) (1985.08.17 – 1988.01.21)

Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines) (1988.01.21 – 2016.03.31)

Bishop Jesus J. Sison
(1963.03.08 – 1988.01.21)

Quia Jesus est mihi

Born:	1918.05.06 (Bautista, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1941.03.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1963.05.11
Died:	2004.03.26 (El Paso, TX, USA † 85)

Priest of Lingayen–Dagupan (Philippines) (1941.03.29 – 1963.03.08)

Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines) (1963.03.08 – 1988.01.21)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Florentino Ferrer Cinense (88) (1985.08.17 – 1988.01.21)

Special Churches

Cathedral: San Sebastian Cathedral, Tarlac City, Tarlac, Central Luzon
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (64)

Iba (←), Alaminos (↖), Lingayen–Dagupan (↑), Urdaneta (↑), San Jose de Nueva Ecija (↗), Cabanatuan (→), San Fernando (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 3,054 km²

Population: 1,116,210 Catholics (67.4% of 1,656,200 total)

Pastoral Centres: 66 parishes

Personnel: 114 priests (diocesan), 79 religious (18 brothers, 61 sisters), 41 seminarians