On February 16, 1963, the Diocese of Tarlac was created from territories from both the Diocese of San Fernando and the
Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. It is part of the
Ecclesiastical Province of San Fernando, Pampanga. On December 29, 2024, Pope Francis appointed
Roberto Mallari, then
bishop of San Jose, as the fourth Bishop of Tarlac. He was canonically
installed at the
Tarlac Cathedral on March 27, 2025. ==Ordinaries==