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Diocese of Iba Dioecesis Ibanae Diyosesis ng Iba Diocesis ti Iba | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Zambales andOlongapo City |
| Ecclesiastical province | San Fernando |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,642 km2 (1,406 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | November 15, 1982; 43 years ago (1982-11-15) |
| Cathedral | St. Augustine of Hippo Cathedral-Parish |
| Patron saint | Augustine of Hippo |
| Secular priests | 41 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Bartolome G. Santos, Jr. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Florentino Lavarias |
| Vicar General | Rev. Fr. Ernesto C. Raymundo |
TheDiocese of Iba (Lat:Dioecesis Ibanae) is aLatin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction ordiocese of theCatholic Church in thePhilippines that comprises theprovince of Zambales andCity of Olongapo.
On June 12, 1955, aterritorial prelature was erected from territory in the dioceses ofSan Fernando, Pampanga, and ofDiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan and was elevated as the Diocese of Iba on November 15, 1982.[2] The diocese is part of theEcclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga.
The transfixed flaming heart is the symbol ofAugustine of Hippo,Doctor of the Church, who is the titular of the cathedral. Thebezants represent the great wealth found in the Zambales mountains which cover the territory of the diocese.[3]
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| Prelates of Iba (August 20, 1956 – November 15, 1982) | |||||||
| 1 | | Henry Charles Byrne,SSCME | November 4, 1956 – November 15, 1982 (26 years, 11 days) | First and only territorial prelate; later became first diocesan bishop |  | ||
| Bishops of Iba (November 15, 1982 – present) | |||||||
| 1 | | Henry Charles Byrne,SSCME | November 15, 1982 – July 16, 1983 (243 days) | Retired days before death | | ||
| 2 |  | Paciano Basilio Ancieto | October 20, 1983 – January 31, 1989 (5 years, 103 days) | AppointedArchbishop of San Fernando |  | ||
| 3 |  | Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr. | March 3, 1990 – June 28, 2003 (13 years, 117 days) | AppointedBishop of Kalookan |  | ||
| 4 |  | Florentino Galang Lavarias | September 1, 2004 – July 25, 2014 (9 years, 327 days) | Appointed Archbishop of San Fernando |  | ||
| 5 |  | Bartolome Gaspar Santos Jr. | May 25, 2018 – present (7 years, 185 days) |  | |||
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