Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines)

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Diocese of San Carlos

Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo

Diyosesis sang San Carlos
Diyosesis sa San Carlos
Diyosesis ng San Carlos
Catholic
San Carlos Cathedral, Negros Occidental.jpg
San Carlos Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines).svg
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
Territory
Ecclesiastical province Jaro
Coordinates 10°28′53″N123°25′07″E / 10.48131°N 123.41848°E / 10.48131; 123.41848
Statistics
Area3,041 km2 (1,174 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
1,146,519
980,732 [1]  (85.5%)
Parishes34
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
EstablishedMarch 30, 1987
Cathedral Cathedral of St Charles Borromeo in San Carlos, Negros Occidental
Patron saint Charles Borromeo
Secular priests 71
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopGerardo 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]

Contents

Ordinaries

BishopPeriod in OfficeCoat of Arms
1. Coat of arms of the Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines).svg Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar 21 Nov 1987 - 25 Jul 2001
(13 years, 246 days)		 Coat of arms of Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar as Bishop of San Carlos.svg
2. Jose Fuerte Advincula, O.P. 25 Jul 2001 - 9 Nov 2011
(10 years, 107 days)		 Coat of arms of Jose Fuerte Advincula as Bishop of San Carlos.svg
Sede vacante Patrick Daniel Yee Parcon
Diocesan Administrator		9 Nov 2011 - 14 Sep 2013
3. Coat of arms of the Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines).svg Gerardo Alimane Alminaza14 Sep 2013 – present
(11 years, 157 days)		 Coat of arms of Gerardo Alimane Alminaza as Bishop of San Carlos.svg

Auxiliary Bishops

BishopPeriod in OfficeCoat of Arms
1. Coat of arms of the Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines).svg Salvador Trane Modesto 30 Mar 1987 - 25 Jul 2005
(18 years, 117 days)		 Coat of arms of Salvador Modesto.svg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "San Carlos(Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ↑ "San Carlos (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.


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