Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines)
Diocese of San Carlos Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo Diyosesis sang San Carlos Diyosesis sa San Carlos Diyosesis ng San Carlos | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
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| Ecclesiastical province | Jaro |
| Coordinates | 10°28′53″N 123°25′07″E / 10.48131°N 123.41848°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,041 km2 (1,174 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,146,519 980,732[1] (85.5%) |
| Parishes | 34 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 30, 1987 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Charles Borromeo in San Carlos, Negros Occidental |
| Patron saint | Charles Borromeo |
| Secular priests | 71 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gerardo Alimane Alminaza |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Romeo Lazo |
The Diocese of San Carlos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was split off from the Diocese of Bacolod together with the Diocese of Kabankalan in 1987 and is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo City. The seat of the cathedral is the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.[2]
Ordinaries
[edit]| Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | ||
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| 1. | |
Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar | 21 Nov 1987 - 25 Jul 2001 (13 years, 246 days) |
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| 2. | Jose Fuerte Advincula | 25 Jul 2001 - 9 Nov 2011 (10 years, 107 days) |
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| Sede vacante | Patrick Daniel Yee Parcon Diocesan Administrator |
9 Nov 2011 - 14 Sep 2013 | ||
| 3. | |
Gerardo Alimane Alminaza | 14 Sep 2013 – present (11 years, 51 days) |
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Auxiliary Bishops
[edit]| Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | ||
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| 1. | |
Salvador Trane Modesto | 30 Mar 1987 - 25 Jul 2005 (18 years, 117 days) |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "San Carlos(Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "San Carlos (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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