Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman

Diocese of Catarman

*Dioecesis Catarmaniensis*

Diyosesis han Catarman
Diyosesis ng Catarman
Diocese of Catarman; Dioecesis Catarmaniensis; Diyosesis han Catarman; Diyosesis ng Catarman
Catholic
	Catarman Cathedral
	Coat of arms
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 (93.8%)
Parishes	31
Information
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
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Nolly C. Buco
Metropolitan Archbishop	John F. Du

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]

Nolly Buco, who currently serves as the auxiliary bishop of Antipolo, was appointed apostolic administrator 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] In 18 October 2024, Pope Francis subsequently appointed him as the third bishop of Catarman.^[5]

Ordinaries


No	Name	In office
1.	Angel Hobayan, JCD	12 December 1974 - 10 March 2005
2.	Emmanuel Trance	10 March 2005 - 08 December 2023
3.	Nolly Buco	08 December 2023 - 17 October 2024 (Apostolic administrator) 15 January 2025 - present (Bishop-elect)