Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VIII, 1952 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

New Segovia, Diocese of

NUOVA SEGOVIA, DIOCESI DI

By Nicola Kowalsky

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Vigan, Diocese of redirects here.

Also known as: Spanish: Nueva Segovia, Diocese of Nueva Segovia; Latin: Dioecesis Novae Segobiae

NEW SEGOVIA, DIOCESE OF. - Diocese in the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippine Islands.

It has an area of 11,559 sq. km., with 851,673 inhabitants, of whom 589,676 are Catholics, distributed in 80 parishes, served by 102 diocesan priests and 49 religious; it has 1 seminary, 3 male religious communities and 15 female (Ann. Pont., 1951, p. 294).

The diocese was created by Pope Clement VIII on 14 Aug. 1595 as a suffragan of Manila. Toward the middle of the 18th century the residence was transferred to Vigan. Through successive divisions the territory was increasingly reduced and today it comprises the civil provinces of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte and Luzon.

Bibliography

BIBL.: Estado general del arzobispado de Manila y de los Obispados sufragancos de... Nueva Segovia, Manila 1886, pp. 23-33.

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Kowalsky, Nicola. “Nuova Segovia, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, coll. 2032–2033. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/nuova-segovia-diocesi-di.

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Kowalsky, Nicola. “Nuova Segovia, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, coll. 2032–2033. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/nuova-segovia-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {Kowalsky, Nicola},
  title     = {Nuova Segovia, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VIII},
  pages     = {2032--2033},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/nuova-segovia-diocesi-di}
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