Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature Of Batanes
The Prelature of Batanes is a prelature of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines and was created on November 30, 1950, comprising the civil province of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands group which belongs to the province of Cagayan. Its titular patron is Santo Domingo de Guzman whose feast the prelature celebrates on August 8.
| Territorial Prelature of Batanes Praelatura Territorialis Batanensis |
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|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan | Tuguegarao |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 784 km2 (303 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
16, 476 15, 505 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Santo Domingo de Guzman |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Camilo Diaz Gregorio |
The Territorial Prelature of Batanes (in Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Batanensis) is a home of the Catholic Church suffragan of Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. In 2004 there were 15,505 baptized about 16,476 inhabitants. It is currently ruled by the Bishop Camilo Diaz Gregorio.
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