Diocese of Tarlac Dioecesis Tarlacensis Diocesis ning Tarlac Diocesis ti Tarlac Diyosesis ng Tarlac Diócesis de Tarlac | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Tarlac |
| Ecclesiastical province | San Fernando |
| Metropolitan | San Fernando |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,053 km2 (1,179 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 1,656,200 1,116,210 (67.4%) |
| Parishes | 70 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | February 16, 1963 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Sebastian |
| Patron saint | Sebastian |
| Secular priests | 105 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Enrique V. Macaraeg |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Florentino Lavarias |
| Vicar General | Very Rev. Msgr. Ramon V. Capuno |
| Bishops emeritus | Florentino F. Cinense |
| Website | |
| Diocese of Tarlac | |
| Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac (Latin: Dioecesis Tarlacensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church comprising the whole civil province of Tarlac (except Camp Servillano Aquino in San Miguel, Tarlac City, which belongs to the Military Ordinariate) in the Philippines. The see is the Saint Sebastian Cathedral in Tarlac City.[1]
On February 16, 1963, the Diocese of Tarlac was created from territories from both the Diocese of San Fernando and the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. It is part of the Ecclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga.[2]
The Most Rev. Enrique V. Macaraeg is the current Bishop of Tarlac, who was appointed on March 31, 2016. He was ordained on May 24, 2016, and installed on May 31, 2016.
| Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | |
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| 1. | Jesus J. Sison, D.D. | March 8, 1963 - January 21, 1988 Resigned | 
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| 2. | Florentino F. Cinense, D.D. | January 21, 1988 - March 31, 2016 Retired | 
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| 3. | Enrique V. Macaraeg, D.D. | March 31, 2016 - present | 
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