Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos
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Diocese of San Carlos
Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo
Diyosesis sang San Carlos
Diyosesis sa San Carlos |
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Location | |
Country | Philippians |
Ecclesiastical province | Jaro |
Metropolitan | Jaro |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 949,000 840,000 (88.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 30 March 1987 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Charles Borromeo in San Carlos, Negros Occidental |
Patron saint | St Charles Borromeo |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gerardo Alimane Alminaza |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Angel Lagdameo |
Emeritus Bishops | Nicolas M. Mondejar Bishop Emeritus (1987-2001) |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church 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 diocese of the Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo City. The seat of the cathedral is the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.[1]
Ordinaries
- Nicolas M. Mondejar (November 21, 1987 - July 25, 2001)
- Most Rev. Jose F. Advincula, D.D. (July 25, 2001 - November 9, 2011); named Archbishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz, the Philippines
- Rev. Fr. Daniel Patrick Parcon, as Diocese Administrator
- Most Rev. Salvador Trane Modesto, D.D., (Auxiliary Bishop) (June 25, 1988–2005)
- Gerardo Alminaza (September 14, 2013 - present) http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=22578
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- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Philippines articles missing geocoordinate data
- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Jaro
- Religious organizations established in 1987
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Religion in Negros Occidental