Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan

Diocese of Butuan Dioecesis Butuanensis Diyosesis hong Butuan
Cathedral of St Joseph in Butuan
Coat of arms
Location
Country	The Philippines
Territory	Butuan City, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur
Ecclesiastical province	Cagayan de Oro
Metropolitan	Cagayan de Oro
Statistics
Area	11,276 km² (4,354 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 1,441,000 1,136,000 (78.8%)
Parishes	52
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	20 March 1967
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Butuan
Patron of the Universal Church	Saint Joseph
Secular priests	109 ^[1]
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos, DD
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antonio Ledesma, DD
Vicar General	Msgr. Marcelino J. Caldoza, VG, STL
Emeritus Bishops	Zacharias Cenita Jimenez, DD Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus (2003-2009) Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL Bishop of the Diocese (1967-1994)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan (Lat: Dioecesis Butuanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Erected in 1967, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.

The current bishop is Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos, appointed in 1995.

Ordinaries

Bishop		Period in Office
1.	Carmelo D.F. Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL	4 April 1967 - 8 December 1994
2.	Juan de Dios M. Pueblos, DD.	27 November 1995 - Present

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Caceres	Daet Legazpi Libmanan Masbate Sorsogon Virac

Cagayan de Oro	Butuan Malaybalay Surigao Tandag

Capiz	Kalibo Romblon

Cebu	Dumaguete Maasin Tagbilaran Talibon

Cotabato	Kidapawan Marbel

Davao	Digos Mati Tagum

Jaro	Bacolod Kabankalan San Carlos San José de Antique

Lingayen-Dagupan	Alaminos Cabanatuan San Fernando de La Union San José in the Philippines Urdaneta

Lipa	Boac Gumaca Lucena Prelature of Infanta

Manila	Antipolo Cubao Imus Kalookan Malolos Novaliches Parañaque Pasig San Pablo

Nueva Segovia	Baguio Bangued Laoag

Ozamiz	Dipolog Iligan Pagadian Prelature of Marawi

Palo	Borongan Calbayog Catarman Naval

San Fernando	Balanga Iba Tarlac

Tuguegarao	Bayombong Ilagan Prelature of Batanes

Zamboanga	Ipil Prelature of Isabela

Armed Forces	Military Ordinariate of the Philippines

Apostolic Vicariates	Bontoc-Lagawe Calapan Jolo Puerto Princesa San José in Mindoro Tabuk Taytay

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