Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk

Catholic jurisdiction in the Philippines

Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis^[1] Apostoliko Vicariato ti Tabuk

Catholic

Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Kalinga and Apayao^[1]
Ecclesiastical province	Directly Exempt to the Holy See
Metropolitan	Tuguegarao
Statistics
Area	6,471 km² (2,498 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 499,800 375,000 ^[2] (75%)
Parishes	21^[1]
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 Jul 1992^[1]
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint William the Hermit
Patron saint	William the Hermit^[1]
Secular priests	25^[1]
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Ricardo Lingan Baccay
Vicar Apostolic	Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr.^[1]
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ricardo Lingan Baccay

The Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk is a Latin Church ecclesiastical missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in the Philippines covering the provinces of Kalinga and Apayao in northern Luzon.

It is exempt directly to Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province, yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation usually grouped with the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. It also has a working partnership with the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe and the Diocese of Baguio, both in the Cordilleras, to coordinate Catholic missions among the Igorot tribes.

Its cathedral is the Saint William's Cathedral, in Tabuk, Kalinga on the island of Luzon.

History

Established on 6 July 1992 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution, Philippinarum Insularum fideles,^[3] on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Provinces (now diocese of Baguio).^[1]

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Tabuk

No.	Picture	Name	From	Until	Coat of arms
1		Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, CICM†	6 Jul 1992	25 Jan 2002 appointed Bishop of Baguio
2		Prudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M.	16 Apr 2003	Present

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk". Claretian Publications. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ "AV of Tabuk 2021 stats updated". gcatholic.
^ Pope Jon Paul II, Apostolic Constitution creating the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk Philippinarum Insularum fideles (6 July 1992), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993), pp. 8-9. Novus constituitur Vicariatus Apostolicus Tabukensis appellandus.