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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan (Lat: ''Dioecesis Cabanatuanensis'') is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southern Nueva Ecija province in the Philippines. The diocese comprises 16 towns of the province including the cities of Cabanatuan, Palayan and Gapan. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.〔("Dioceses in the Philippines - Diocese of Cabanatuan" ) Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. Retrieved on 2013-01-11.〕 The diocese was created on June 3, 1963 from the territory of Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. It was put under the patronage of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino and the Virgin Mary under the title ''Divine Shepherdess (Divina Pastora)''. The seat of the diocese is the St. Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedral in Cabanatuan City with a feast day of September 10. The diocese lost some territory in 1984 when the Diocese of San Jose in northern Nueva Ecija was formed. The current bishop of the diocese is Rev. Sofronio Aguirre Bancud. He was appointed in 2004 and installed as bishop on January 25, 2005. ==Ordinaries== *Mariano Gaviola y Garcés † (8 Mar 1963 Appointed - 31 May 1967 Resigned) *Vicente P. Reyes † (8 Aug 1967 Appointed - 30 Apr 1983 Died) *Ciceron Santa Maria Tumbocon † (7 Apr 1983 Succeeded - 11 Nov 1990 Died) *Sofio Guinto Balce † (11 Nov 1990 Succeeded - 25 Jun 2004 Died) *Mst.Rev.Sofronio Aguirre Bancud, S.S.S. D.D (6 Nov 2004 Appointed - Present) File:Facade of Cabanatuan Cathedral in Nueva Ecija.jpg|St. Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of Cabanatuan File:Cabanatuan Cathedral sanctuary.jpg|The altar of St. Nicholas of Tolentino Cathedral File:Chanceryjf.JPG|The Chancery of the Diocese of Cabanatuan File:Mariaasumptajf.JPG|Maria Assumpta Seminary, the high school (minor) and college seminary of the Diocese of Cabanatuan 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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