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Diocese of

Butuan

Philippines Philippines

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Cagayan de Oro

Neighbouring Dioceses: Tagum (↓), Malaybalay (↙), Cagayan de Oro (←), Surigao (↑), Tandag (→), Mati (↘)

Website: Link

History

  • 1967.03.20: Established as Diocese of Butuan / Butuanen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Surigao)

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Bishop (1995.11.27 – ...):Bishop Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos (70)Bishop Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos (70)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Butuan (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos (70)Bishop Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos (70)
(1995.11.27 – ...)

Born:1943.03.08 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1968.03.30
Consecrated Bishop:1985.06.24

Titular Bishop of Zaba (1985.04.29 – 1987.02.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of Davao (Philippines) (1985.04.29 – 1987.02.03)

Bishop of Kidapawan (Philippines) (1987.02.03 – 1995.11.27)

Bishop of Butuan (Philippines) (1995.11.27 – ...)

Archbishop Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos (82)Bishop Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos (82) (later Archbishop)
(1967.04.04 – 1994.12.08)

Born:1930.12.11 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1954.04.03
Consecrated Bishop:1967.07.05

Bishop of Butuan (Philippines) (1967.04.04 – 1994.12.08)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) (1991 – 1995)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Zamboanga (Philippines) (1994.12.08 – 2006.11.13)

Former Prelates

as of 2013.05.03

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