Diocese of Tarlac Dioecesis Tarlacensis Diocesis ning Tarlac Diocesis ti Tarlac Diyosesis ng Tarlac Diócesis de Tarlac | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Tarlac |
| Ecclesiastical province | San Fernando |
| Metropolitan | San Fernando |
| Coordinates | 15°29′15″N120°35′18″E / 15.48761°N 120.58828°E /15.48761; 120.58828 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,053 km2 (1,179 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 70 |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | February 16, 1963; 62 years ago (February 16, 1963) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Parish of St. Sebastian |
| Patron saint | Sebastian |
| Secular priests | 105 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Roberto Calara Mallari |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Florentino Lavarias |
| Vicar General | O'neal M. Sanchez |
| Bishops emeritus | Florentino Ferrer Cinense |
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| Diocese of Tarlac | |
| Statistics fromCatholic-Hierarchy.org | |
TheDiocese of Tarlac (Latin:Dioecesis Tarlacensis) is aLatin Catholicdiocese comprising the whole civilprovince ofTarlac (except Camp Servillano Aquino in San Miguel,Tarlac City, which belongs to theMilitary Ordinariate) in the Philippines. Thesee is theSaint Sebastian Cathedral in Tarlac City.[2]
On February 16, 1963, the Diocese of Tarlac was created from territories from both the Diocese of San Fernando and theArchdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. It is part of theEcclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga.[2]
Enrique V. Macaraeg, Tarlac's third bishop was appointed bishop byPope Francis on March 31, 2016. He was ordained on May 24, 2016, and installed on May 31, 2016. Macaraeg died in office on October 23, 2023 due tocardiac arrest, which left the diocese vacant for more than a year.[3]
On December 29, 2024, Pope Francis appointedRoberto Mallari, thenbishop of San Jose, as the fourth Bishop of Tarlac.[4] He was canonicallyinstalled at theTarlac Cathedral on March 27, 2025.[5]
| No. | Bishop | Period in office | Notes | Coat of arms | |
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| 1 | | Jesus Juan Acosta Sison | May 11, 1963 – January 21, 1988 (24 years, 255 days) | Resigned |  |
| 2 |  | Florentino Ferrer Cinense | January 21, 1988 – March 31, 2016 (28 years, 70 days) | Retired from office |  |
| 3 | | Enrique de Vera Macaraeg | May 31, 2016 – October 23, 2023 (7 years, 145 days) | Died in office |  |
| 4 |  | Roberto Calara Mallari | March 27, 2025 – present (241 days) | .svg) | |
| No. | Bishop | Period in office | Notes | |
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| 1 | | Florentino Ferrer Cinense | August 17, 1985 – January 21, 1988 (2 years, 157 days) | Succeeded Bishop Sison in 1988 |
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