Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laoag (Lat: Dioecesis Laoagen(sis)) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was erected in 1961 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. The current bishop is Sergio Lasam Utleg, appointed in 2006. The diocese was erected on June 5, 1961 from the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia decreed by the bull Novae Segobiae by Pope John XXIII. It comprises the province of Ilocos Norte. A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop, it is divided into parishes. An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance. The archbishop may have metropolitan authority over any other (then 'suffragan') bishops and their dioceses within his archdiocese.

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