Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk

Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk

*Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis^[1]*

Apostoliko Vicariato ti Tabuk
Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk; Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis; Apostoliko Vicariato ti Tabuk
Catholic
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Kalinga and Apayao
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	6,471 km2 (2,498 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2021); 499,800; 375,000 (75%)
Parishes	21
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 Jul 1992
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint William the Hermit
Patron saint	William the Hermit
Secular priests	25
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Vicar Apostolic Administrator	Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., CICM, D.D.,

The Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk is a Latin Church ecclesiastical missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines covering the provinces of Kalinga and Apayao in northern Luzon.

It is exempt (directly subject to the Holy See) and not part of any ecclesiastical province, yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation usually grouped with the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. It also has a working partnership with the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe and the Diocese of Baguio, both in the Cordilleras, to coordinate Catholic missions among the Igorot tribes.

Its cathedral is the Saint William's Cathedral, in Tabuk, Kalinga.

History

Established on 6 July 1992 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution, Philippinarum Insularum fideles,^[4] on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Provinces (now diocese of Baguio).^[1]

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Tabuk

No.	Picture	Name	From	Until	Coat of arms
1		Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, CICM†	6 Jul 1992	25 Jan 2002 appointed as Bishop of Baguio
2		Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M.	16 Apr 2003-07 Dec 2024	Appointed as Bishop of Cabanatuan

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk". Claretian Publications. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ "AV of Tabuk 2021 stats updated". gcatholic.
^ Lagarde, Roy (December 8, 2024). "Pope Francis appoints Bishop Andaya as head of Cabanatuan diocese". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ Pope Jon Paul II, Apostolic Constitution creating the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk Philippinarum Insularum fideles (6 July 1992), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993), pp. 8-9. Novus constituitur Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis appellandus.

Sources and External links

[ClaretianPub-Tabuk-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk". Claretian Publications. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[2] "AV of Tabuk 2021 stats updated". gcatholic.

[3] Lagarde, Roy (December 8, 2024). "Pope Francis appoints Bishop Andaya as head of Cabanatuan diocese". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[4] Pope Jon Paul II, Apostolic Constitution creating the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk Philippinarum Insularum fideles (6 July 1992), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993), pp. 8-9. Novus constituitur Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis appellandus.

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