Diocese of Catarman
Dioecesis Catarmaniensis
Diyosesis han Catarman
Diyosesis ng Catarman
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Northern Samar |
| Ecclesiastical province | Palo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,498 km2 (1,351 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 666,659 625,384[1] (93.8%) |
| Parishes | 31 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 December 1974 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation |
| Secular priests | 51 |
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| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John F. Du |
| Apostolic Administrator | Nolly Buco |
The Diocese of Catarman (Lat: Dioecesis Catarmaniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.[2]
Erected in 1974, the diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo. The Diocese of Catarman has experienced no jurisdictional changes since its establishment.[2][3]
Bishop Nolly Buco was appointed apostolic administrator and auxiliary bishop of Antipolo by Pope Francis when Bishop Emmanuel Trance retired as bishop of the diocese on 8 December 2023.[2][3] Trance is from Calinog, Iloilo under the Archdiocese of Jaro.[4]
| No | Name | In office | Coat of arms |
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| 1. | Angel Hobayan, JCD | 12 December 1974 - 10 March 2005 | 
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| 2. | Emmanuel Trance | 10 March 2005 - 08 December 2023 | 
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