Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag (Lat: Dioecesis Laoagen(sis)) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was erected in 1961 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. It was sede vacante from June 15 2011 to October 11 2012. On October 12 2012 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Most Rev. Renato P. Mayugba then Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan as the 6th Bishop of the diocese.