Diocese of Baguio
Diocese of Baguio Dioecesis Baghiopolitana Diocesis ti Baguio Diyosesis ng Baguio Diócesis de Baguio | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nueva Segovia |
| Metropolitan | Nueva Segovia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,655 km2 (1,025 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 34 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 6, 1992 (Apostolic Vicariate) June 24, 2004 (Diocese) |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Atonement |
| Secular priests | 58 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Rafael T. Cruz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | David William Antonio |
| Vicar General | Roland P. Buyagan |
| Bishops emeritus | Victor Bendico |
The Diocese of Baguio (Latin: Dioecesis Baghiopolitana) is a Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines comprising the city of Baguio and the province of Benguet on Luzon island in the Philippines. Its see is the Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral.
It was erected to a diocese in 2004 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. It is currently headed by the Most Rev. Rafael T. Cruz, the third Bishop of Baguio, succeeding Victor Barnuevo Bendico, who was appointed Archbishop of Capiz.