Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union

Latin Catholic jurisdiction in the Philippine

Diocese of San Fernando de La Unión Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione Diócesis ti San Fernando de La Union Diyosesis ng San Fernando de La Union Diócesis de San Fernando de La Unión

Catholic

San Fernando Cathedral, La Union
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	La Union
Ecclesiastical province	Lingayen-Dagupan
Metropolitan	Lingayen-Dagupan
Coordinates	16°36′57″N 120°19′03″E / 16.61576°N 120.31752°E / 16.61576; 120.31752
Statistics
Area	1,493 km² (576 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 853,600 730,300^[1] (85.6%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	19 January 1970
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of St. William the Hermit
Patron saint	William the Hermit
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Daniel Oca Presto
Metropolitan Archbishop	Socrates B. Villegas
Website
dioceseofcabanatuan.org

The Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Latin: Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was established in 1970 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.^[2] It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.

Ordinaries

No.		From	Until
1	Victorino Cristobal Ligot	6 Feb. 1970	18 Sept. 1980
2	Salvador Lazo Lazo	20 Jan. 1981	28 May 1993
3	Antonio Realubin Tobias	28 May 1993	25 Nov. 2003
4	Artemio Lomboy Rillera, SVD	1 Apr. 2005	13 Nov. 2011
Sede Vacante - Apostolic Administrator	Socrates B. Villegas, DD	13 Nov. 2011	19 Jan. 2013
5	Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran	19 Jan. 2013	17 Jun. 2017
Sede Vacante - Apostolic Administrator	Victor B. Bendico, DD	17 June 2017	02 Aug. 2018
6	Daniel Oca Presto	2 Aug. 2018	present

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Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione

Territories

Ordinaries

Diocesan	Our Lady of Charity Sta. Monica (Agoo) Santa Catalina de Alejandria (Luna, La Union) Nuestra Señora Virgen del Mar Cautiva/Holy Guardian Angels (Santo Tomas, La Union)

Vicariate of San Nicholas	St. Nicholas of Tolentino (Balaoan) St. Christopher (Bangar, La Union) St. Isidore the Farmer (Santol, La Union) Santa Catalina de Alejandria (Luna, La Union) The Finding of the Holy Cross (Luna, La Union) Our Lady of Victory (Santol, La Union) Holy Family (Sudipen)
Vicariate of St. Ferdinand	St. Michael the Archangel (Bacnotan) St. Jude Thaddeus Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception St. William the Hermit St. Gabriel Archangel (San Gabriel, La Union) St. John the Baptist (San Juan, La Union) Our Lady of Perpetual Help St. Joseph the Worker (Bacnotan) Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
Vicariate of St. Peter the Apostle	St. Joseph (Bagulin) Sts. Peter & Paul (Bauang) Our Lady of Fatima (Burgos, La Union) St. John the Baptist (Caba, La Union) St. Augustine of Hippo (Naguilian, La Union) St. Joseph the Worker (Bauang)
Vicariate of St. Francis Xavier	Our Lady of Charity Sta. Monica (Agoo) St. Lucy (Aringay) Our Lady of Lourdes (Damortis, La Union) Holy Family (Pugo, La Union) Immaculate Conception (Rosario, La Union) Holy Guardian Angels (Santo Tomas, La Union) St. Isidore the Farmer (Tubao)

v t e Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
Listed by ecclesiastical province with the metropolitan archdioceses in yellow and their suffragan dioceses in white
Cáceres	Daet Legazpi Libmanan Masbate Sorsogon Virac
Cagayan de Oro	Butuan Malaybalay Surigao Tandag
Capiz	Kalibo Romblon
Cebu	Dumaguete Maasin Tagbilaran Talibon
Cotabato	Kidapawan Marbel
Davao	Digos Mati Tagum
Jaro	Bacolod Kabankalan San Carlos San José de Antique
Lingayen-Dagupan	Alaminos Cabanatuan San Fernando de La Union San Jose Urdaneta
Lipa	Boac Gumaca Lucena Prelature of Infanta
Manila	Antipolo Cubao Imus Kalookan Malolos Novaliches Parañaque Pasig San Pablo
Nueva Segovia	Baguio Bangued Laoag
Ozamis	Dipolog Iligan Pagadian Prelature of Marawi
Palo	Borongan Calbayog Catarman Naval
San Fernando	Balanga Iba Tarlac
Tuguegarao	Bayombong Ilagan Prelature of Batanes
Zamboanga	Ipil Prelature of Isabela
Apostolic vicariates	Bontoc-Lagawe Calapan Jolo Puerto Princesa San Jose in Mindoro Tabuk Taytay
Military ordinariate	Military Ordinariate of the Philippines
Other	Chinese-Filipino Catholic Apostolate in the Philippines
Catholicism portal

History	First Mass Spanish occupation Expulsion of Jesuits Secularization movement Gomburza Philippine Revolution American occupation World War II Asia-Pacific War Second Vatican Council First Papal visit Martial Law People Power Revolution 1995 World Youth Day Death penalty debate
Contemporary	EDSA Dos World Meeting of Families Death of John Paul II Death of Cardinal Sin Reproductive Health Bill debate Year of Faith Revision of the Roman Missal Canonization of Pedro Calungsod Million People March Pope Francis's visit to the Philippines 2016 International Eucharistic Congress 500 YOC

Suffragans	Alaminos Antipolo Bacolod Baguio Balanga Bangued Bayombong Boac Borongan Butuan Cabanatuan Calbayog Catarman Cubao Daet Digos Dipolog Dumaguete Gumaca Iba Ilagan Iligan Ipil Imus Kabankalan Kalookan Kalibo Kidapawan Laoag Legazpi Libmanan Lucena Maasin Mati Malaybalay Malolos Marbel Masbate Naval Novaliches Pagadian Parañaque Pasig Romblon San Carlos Borromeo San Fernando de La Union San Jose de Antique San Jose de Nueva Ecija San Pablo Sorsogon Surigao Tagbilaran Tagum Talibon Tandag Tarlac Urdaneta Virac
Military ordinariate	Military Ordinariate
Territorial prelatures	Batanes Infanta Isabela Marawi
Apostolic vicariates	Bontoc-Lagawe Calapan Jolo Puerto Princesa San Jose in Mindoro Tabuk Taytay

Religious

Priests and brothers	Augustinian Augustinian in Cebu Augustinian Recollects Divine Word Dominican Franciscan Jesuit La Salle Salesian
Sisters	Dominican Sisters of Siena Franciscan Apostolic Sisters Notre Dame Religious of the Virgin Mary

Jesus	Black Nazarene Crucifixion in the Philippines Divine Mercy Eucharistic adoration Sacred Heart Santo Niño de Cebú Santo Niño de Arévalo Señor Tesoro
Marian	Angelus Buen Suceso Candelaria Caracol Caysasay Guia Immaculate Conception Manaoag La Naval de Manila Paz y Buen Viaje Peñafrancia Perpetual Help Piat Porta Vaga Remedios Rosary Salvación Turumba
Joseph	San José de Baras Tata Hosep

Christmas	Belén Carols Christmas tree Gift giving Nochebuena Parol Santa Claus Three Kings Simbang Gabi
Festivals	Ati-Atihan Feast of the Black Nazarene Dinagyang Flores de Mayo Intramuros Grand Marian Procession Obando Fertility Rites Sinulog
Holy Week	Fasting and abstinence Pabasa Senákulo Via Crucis Visita Iglesia
Others	Almsgiving Bamboo Organ Bayanihan Filipino names Funeral Historical churches Mano