Diocese of Butuan
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Diocese of Butuan Dioecesis Butuanensis Diyosesis hong Butuan |
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Cathedral of St Joseph in Butuan
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Butuan City, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cagayan de Oro |
| Metropolitan | Cagayan de Oro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,276 km2 (4,354 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 1,441,000 1,136,000 (78.8%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 March 1967 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Butuan |
| Patron of the Universal Church | Saint Joseph |
| Secular priests | 109 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos, DD |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Antonio Ledesma, DD |
| Vicar General | Msgr. Marcelino J. Caldoza, VG, STL |
| Emeritus Bishops | Zacharias Cenita Jimenez, DD Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus (2003-2009) Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos, DD, JCD, STL, PhL Bishop of the Diocese (1967-1994) |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butuan (Lat: Dioecesis Butuanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Erected in 1967, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
The current bishop is Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos, appointed in 1995.
Coordinates: 8°56′52″N 125°32′35″E / 8.9477°N 125.5430°E
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