The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Tuguegarao is a river delta city that became the seat of the Archdiocese in the Province of Cagayan

Cagayan

Cagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte...

, on the island of Luzon

Luzon

Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...

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History

Originally it was carved out from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia which was then located at the old city of Nueva Segovia now Lal-lo, Cagayan

Cagayan

Cagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte...

 transferred to Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Ilocos Sur

Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital...

. The Diocese of Tuguegarao was erected on April 10, 1910 for the provinces of Batanes

Batanes

The Province of Batanes , also called the Batanes Islands, is a Philippine province comprising ten islands that are located in the Luzon Strait between the islands of Luzon and Taiwan...

, Cagayan

Cagayan

Cagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte...

, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya

Nueva Vizcaya

Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Bayombong. It is bordered by, clockwise from the north, Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Benguet.-History, people and culture:The name was derived from the...

. On September 21, 1974 Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI

Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...

 elevated the Diocese of Tuguegarao into an Archdiocese.

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Bayombong
  Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayombong is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The current bishop is Ramon B. Villena, appointed in 1986.-History:...
  
  
• Diocese of Ilagan
  Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.Erected in 1970, the diocese is a suffragan of the Diocese of Tuguegarao....
  
  
• Prelature of Batanes

Address

The office of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao is currently located at The Archbishop's Palace, Rizal Street, Centro 10, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines.

Bishops

• Bishops:
  • Maurice Patrick Foley (1 Sep 1910 Appointed - 6 Sep 1916 Appointed, Bishop of Jaro)
  • Santiago Caragnan Sancho (5 Feb 1917 Appointed - 22 Apr 1927 Appointed, Bishop of Nueva Segovia)
  • Constancio Jurgens, C.I.C.M. (27 Jan 1928 Appointed - 6 May 1950 Resigned)
  • Alejandro Olalia (6 May 1950 Succeeded - 28 Dec 1953 Appointed, Bishop of Lipa)
  • Teodulfo Sabugal Domingo (29 Apr 1957 Appointed - 21 Sep 1974, elevated to Archbishop of Tuguegarao)

• Archbishops:
  • Teodulfo Sabugal Domingo (21 Sep 1974 – 31 Jan 1986, Retired)
  • Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan
    Diosdado Talamayan
    The Most Reverend Diosdado A. Talamayan, D.D., Ph. D., STD is the Archbishop-emeritus of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuguegarao in the province of Cagayan, on the island of Luzon, Philippines after his retirement on June 15, 2011...
    
     (31 Jan 1986 Appointed - 15 Jun 2011 Retired)
  • Sergio Lasam Utleg
    Sergio Utleg
    MOST REV.Sergio Lasam Utleg, D.D., , is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He is the current Archbishop of Tuguegarao in Tuguegarao, Philippines and succeeded archbishop Diosdado Talamayan....
    
    (15 Jun 2011 Appointed - present)