PRELATURE OF BATANES

(Praelatura Batanensis)

Established: November 30, 1950 as Territorial Prelature of Batanes and Babuyanes.

In February 6, 2002, the Prelature was reduced to comprise only the Province of Batanes and is now known as the  Territorial Prelature of Batanes with the Archbishop of Nueva Segovia (Vigan) as Metropolitan.

Babuyanes is ceded to the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.

It comprises the Province of Batanes.

Titular: Sto. Domingo Guzman, August 8.

Santo Domingo de Guzman — Basco
St. Charles Borromeo — Mahatao
Our Lady of the Rosary — Itbayat
San Jose - Ivana
St. Vicente Ferrer — Camiguin
Nuestra Señora De Rosario - Itabayat
St. Antoninus of Florence - Uyugan