Diocese of Tarlac, Philippines

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Tarlac / Tarlacen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: 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:

vacant

Ordinaries

Bishops of Tarlac (Roman Rite)

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 (86)
(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 Tarlac (Philippines) (1963.12.21 – 1984.05.24)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1975 – 1983)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1983 – 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 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1941.03.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1963.05.11
Died:	2004.03.26 († 85)

Bishop of Tarlac (Philippines) (1963.03.08 – 1988.01.21)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Florentino Ferrer Cinense (86) (1985.08.17 – 1988.01.21)

Special Churches

Cathedral: San Sebastian Cathedral, Tarlac City, Tarlac, Central Luzon
Shrines in the Ordinary Jubilee 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

Diocese of

Tarlac UCA 𝐖

Philippines