Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan (Lat: Dioecesis Cabancalensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in central Philippines. The Roman Rite Latin Church diocese is centered in the City of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental province and covers the southern part of the province. The diocese was created in 1987, when the Diocese of Bacolod was split into three dioceses. The other new diocese created is the Diocese of San Carlos, which covers the northeastern part of Negros Island and includes former parishes of the Diocese of Dumaguete in Negros Oriental province. The Diocese of Kabankalan is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jaro like the other two dioceses of Negros Occidental.[2]

Diocese of Kabankalan

Dioecesis Cabancalensis

Diyosesis sang Kabankalan
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
Territory5th and 6th Congressional District of Negros Occidental except Municipality of Hinigaran
Ecclesiastical provinceJaro
MetropolitanJaro
Subdivisions5 vicariates
Statistics
Area3,923.7 km2 (1,514.9 sq mi)[1]
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2011)
769,373
615,498 (80%%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 30, 1987
CathedralCathedral of Saint Francis Xavier in Kabankalan
Patron saintSt Francis Xavier
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMost Rev. Louie P. Galbines, SThD, D.D.
Metropolitan ArchbishopJose Romeo Lazo

The titular patron of the diocese is Saint Francis Xavier whose feast is celebrated every December 3. The seat of the bishop is the Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral in Kabankalan. The diocesan cathedral is one of the 12 churches founded by the Order of Augustinian Recollects that are now Catholic cathedrals in the Philippines.

Jurisdiction

The Diocese of Kabankalan comprises the entire southern portion of Negros Occidental, extending from the town of La Castellana, just below La Carlota City, all the way to Hinoba-an on the southernmost coast. It covers 11 cities and municipalities of the province occupying a total land area of 3,923.7 square kilometers (1,514.9 sq mi) and, as of 2011, a population of 769,393 of which 80 per cent are Catholics. The cities and municipalities under the Diocese of Kabankalan are Kabankalan, Binalbagan, Himamaylan, Isabela, Moises Padilla, La Castellana, Ilog, Candoni, Cauayan, Sipalay, and Hinoba-an except Hinigaran .[1]

Ordinaries
  • Vicente Macanan Navarra (21 Nov 1987 Appointed - 24 May 2001 Appointed, Bishop of Bacolod)
  • Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. (27 Dec 2002 Appointed - 24 May 2016 Appointed, Bishop of Bacolod)
  • Louie Patalinghug Galbines, S.Th.D. D.D. (12 Mar 2018 Appointed - Present);[3]

See also

References
  1. "Diocese of Kabankalan" Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. Claretian Publications Foundation, Inc. Retrieved on 2014-11-03.
  2. "Jurisdictions - Diocese of Kabankalan". CBCP Online. Retrieved on 2014-11-04.
  3. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/03/12/0191/00404.html

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