Diocese of Nueva Segovia

Location: Lal-lo, Cagayan

Category: Association/Institution/Organization

Type: Institutional marker

Status: Level II – Historical marker

Marker Date: 1939

Installed By: Historical Research and Markers Committee

DIOCESE OF NUEVA SEGOVIA

THE DIOCESE OF NUEVA SEGOVIA, WHICH WAS FOUNDED ON 14 AUGUST 1599 THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF BISHOP DOMINGO DE SALAZAR IN MADRID AND BY VIRTUE OF A BRIEF ISSUED BY POPE CLEMENT VII HAD ITS FIRST SEAT IN LAL-LOC, CAGAYAN. WHEN IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO VIGAN IT OCCUPIED A BUILDING, WHICH ESCAPED CAPTURE BY THE REBELS WHEN DIEGO SILANG, WHO HAD DEFEATED THE BISHOP’S FORCES WAS KILLED BY VICOS IN 1763.

Tags: 1939, Association/Institution/Organization, Cagayan, Diocese of Nueva Segovia, Level II, No photo available, Region II