Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The archdiocese covers the entire Philippine province of Capiz on the island of Panay in the Visayas, central Philippines, and has its see in Roxas City.

Archdiocese of Capiz

Archidioecesis Capicensis

Artsidiyosesis sang Capiz
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryCapiz
Ecclesiastical provinceCapiz
Statistics
Area2,663 km2 (1,028 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
794,359
741,000 (93.3%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established27 January 1951
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Roxas, Capiz
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Advincula
SuffragansDiocese of Kalibo
Diocese of Romblon
Vicar GeneralRev. Fr. Cyril Villareal
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The reigning Archbishop of Capiz is José Advincula.

History

The Diocese of Capiz was carved from the territory of the Archdiocese of Jaro on 27 January 1951, and covers the whole civil province of Capiz and Roxas City, with the dioceses of Kalibo and Romblon as suffragans under the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Capiz.

On 17 January 1976, Blessed Pope Paul VI elevated the bishopric to the rank of archdiocese. It is the only Catholic Diocese or Archdiocese to bear the name of its home province rather than the specific City, Town or District that serves as the Seat of a Diocese or Archdiocese

Suffragan dioceses

List of Archbishops
  • Manuel Yap † : 29 May 1951 - 5 March 1952
  • Antonio Frondosa † : 5 Mar. 1952 - 18 Jun. 1986
  • Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo † : 18 Jun. 1986 - 9 November 2011
  • Jose Advincula: 9 November 2011 - present

Administered Schools
  • St. Pius X Seminary (Roxas City)
  • Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium (Roxas City)
  • Colegio De La Purisima Concepcion (Roxas City)
  • Nuestra Señora Del Pilar Parochial School (Pilar)
  • Our Lady Of Snows Institute (Dumarao)
  • Parish School Of St. Isidore (Pontevedra)
  • St. Catherine Academy (Mambusao)
  • St. Lawrence Parochial School (Panitan)

See also

References

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