Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba

The Diocese of Iba (Lat: Dioecesis Ibanae) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Diocese of Iba Dioecesis Ibanae Diyosesis ng Iba Diocesis ti Iba
St. Augustine of Hippo Cathedral-Parish
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Zambales
Ecclesiastical province	San Fernando
Metropolitan	San Fernando
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 November 1982
Cathedral	St. Augustine of Hippo Cathedral-Parish
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bartolome G. Santos, Jr., DD
Metropolitan Archbishop	Florentino Lavarias
Bishops emeritus	Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez, Jr.

Diocese of Iba

The diocese began on 12 June 1955 as a territorial prelature from territory in the dioceses of San Fernando, Pampanga, and of Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan and was elevated to a diocese on 15 November 1982.[1] The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Fernando.

On 17 February 2018, Rev. Msgr. Bartolome G. Santos Jr., the vicar general of the Diocese of Malolos and rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima was designated as the new Bishop replacing Most Rev. Florentino G. Lavarias D.D. who vacated the post after his appointment as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga. The latter also served as a co-consecrator for Bishop Bart's ordination alongside Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle who served as principal consecrator and the late Malolos Bishop Jose F. Oliveros, and as installing prelate during his installation.

St. Augustine of Hippo Cathedral-Parish

Ordinaries

• Most Rev. Henry Byrne, DD: 20 Aug 1956 - 16 Jul 1983
• Most Rev. Paciano B. Aniceto, DD: 20 Oct 1983 - 31 Jan 1989
• Most Rev. Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr., DD: - 27 Dec 1989 - 28 Jun 2003
• Most Rev. Florentino G. Lavarias, DD: 21 Jun 2004 - 26 Oct 2014
• Most Rev. Bartolome G. Santos, Jr., DD: 17 Feb 2018–present

Priests from the Diocese of Iba who became bishops

• Most Rev. Daniel O. Presto, DD. 6th Bishop of the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union.

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines
• List of Catholic dioceses in the Philippines

References

1. "Diocese of Iba". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

External links

• Diocese of Iba page on the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines website
• Diocese of Iba Facebook Page