Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon
Diocese of Romblon Dioecesis Rombloniensis Diyosesis ng Romblon | |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Romblon |
Ecclesiastical province | Capiz |
Metropolitan | Capiz |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,567 km2 (605 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 312,000 258,176 (82.7%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 19 December 1974 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Romblon |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Narciso Villaver Abellana |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Advincula |
Vicar General | Nonato Ernie Fetalino |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon (Lat: Dioecesis Rombloniesis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The Diocese of Romblon has 24 parishes manned by 30 priests and 1 religious SVD brother. The diocese is divided into 6 vicariates. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz. It covers a land area of 1,355 square kilometers and has a population of 227,621 of which 87 per cent are Catholics. Its titular patron is St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and its secondary patron is the Santo Niño.[1]
Erected in 1974, the diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz.
Ecclesiastical District of Romblon & Maghali Islands
Order | Church | Municipality | Established |
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1 | St. Joseph Cathedral | Romblon | 1635 |
2 | Our Lady of Fatima Parish | Romblon | 1990 |
3 | Parish of St. Anthony de Padua | Romblon | 1984 |
4 | Bliss Fisherfolk Christian Community Chaplaincy | Romblon | 1975 |
Order | Church | Municipality | Established |
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1 | Parish of St. Joseph, the Worker | Corcuera | 1985 |
2 | Parish of St. Nicolas of Tolentino | Banton | 1644 |
3 | Parish of Our Lady of the Immaculate Concepcion | Concepcion | 1957 |
4 | Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus | Corcuera | 1998 |
Ecclesiastical District of Tablas
Order | Church | Municipality | Established |
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1 | Parish of St. Augustine | San Agustin | 1871 |
2 | Parish of Our Lady of the Immaculate Concepcion | Santa Maria | 1982 |
3 | Parish of St. Michael, the Archangel | Calatrava | 1961 |
4 | Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel | San Agustin | 1993 |
Order | Church | Municipality | Established |
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1 | Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer | Odiongan | 1859 |
2 | Parish of St. Anthony de Padua | Ferrol | 1982 |
3 | Parish of Our Lady of Candles | Odiongan | 1991 |
4 | Parish of St. Andrew | Ferrol | 1892 |
Order | Church | Municipality | Established |
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1 | Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer | Santa Fe | 1954 |
2 | Parish of St. Thomas de Villanueva | Alcantara | 1973 |
3 | Parish of St. Isidore, the Worker | Santa Fe | 1989 |
4 | Parish of St. Joseph, the Spouse of Mary | Looc | 1863 |
5 | Parish of St. Joseph, the Spouse of Mary | San Jose | 1982 |
Ecclesiastical District of Sibuyan
Order | Church | Municipality | Established |
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1 | Parish of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception | San Fernando | 1881 |
2 | Parish of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary | Magdiwang | 1868 |
3 | Parish of Sto. Niño | Cajidiocan | 1987 |
4 | Parish of Sta. Barbara | Cajidiocan | 1848 |
5 | Parish of Our Lady of Remedy | San Fernando | 1979 |
Ordinaries
- Nicolas M. Mondejar (19 Dec 1974 Appointed - 21 Nov 1987 Appointed, Bishop of San Carlos)
- Vicente Salgado y Garrucho † (30 May 1988 Appointed - 30 Jan 1997 Resigned)
- Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. (3 Jul 1997 Appointed - 25 Jul 2002 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Sorsogon)
- Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc (11 Jun 2003 Appointed- 25 May 2011 Appointed, Bishop of Kalibo )
- Narciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C. (15 Oct 2013 Appointed)
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.cbcponline.net/romblon/index.html
- ↑ http://www.cbcponline.net/romblon/html/parishes.html
- ↑ http://www.cbcponline.net/romblon/html/parishes.html
- ↑ http://www.cbcponline.net/romblon/html/parishes.html
- ↑ http://www.cbcponline.net/romblon/html/parishes.html
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