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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan

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Subdivisions
  
5 vicariates

Sui iuris church
  
Latin Church

Area
  
3,924 km²

Patron saint
  
Francis Xavier

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Country
  
Philippines

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Angel Lagdameo

Territory
  
5th and 6th Congressional District of Negros Occidental except Municipality of Hinigaran

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2011)769,373615,498 (80%%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro

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.

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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 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 .

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)

    • Vicariates, parishes and chaplaincy

    The following are the five vicariates of the diocese and their parishes and chaplaincy:

    I. Vicariate of Kabankalan

    Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Norberto E. Chavez
  • Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental
  • Chaplaincy of Our Lady of Candelaria, Oringao, Kabankalan City
  • Parish of Saint Isidore the Laborer, Salong, Kabankalan City
  • Chaplaincy of Saint John the Baptist, SONEDCO, Kabankalan City
  • Chaplaincy of Saint Joseph, Tabugon, Kabankalan City
  • Parish of Christ the King, Magballo, Kabankalan City
  • Chaplaincy of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Tapi, Kabankalan City
  • Chaplaincy of Saint Vincent Ferrer, Binicuil, Kabankalan City

    • II. Vicariate of Binalbagan

    Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Carlos G. Ybesate
  • Parish of Saint Isidore the Laborer, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental
  • Chaplaincy of Our Lady of Peace, Biscom, Sugar Central, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Aguisan, Himamaylan, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Our Lady of Snows, Himamaylan, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Saint Raymond Nonnatus, Su-ay, Himamaylan, Negros Occidental

    • III. Vicariate of Isabela

    Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Artemio T. Tubongbanua
  • Parish of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, Isabela, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Saint Isidore the Laborer, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Saint Vincent Ferrer, La Castellana, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Our Lady of Salvation, Cabacungan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Saint Blaise, Payao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental

    • IV. Vicariate of Dancalan

    Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Jose Rembert G. Rivera
  • Parish of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Dancalan, Ilog, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Saint John the Baptist, Ilog, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Candoni, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Saint Paul, Cauayan, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Saint Francis Borgia, Isio, Cauayan, Negros Occidental

    • V. Vicariate of Sipalay

    Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Jose Gerson P. Te-Ad
  • Parish of Saint Joseph The Husband of Mary, Inayauan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sipalay, Negros Occidental
  • Chaplaincy of Saint Joseph the Worker, San Jose, Sipalay, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Our Lady of Sorrows, Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental
  • Parish of Our Lady of Candelaria, Culipapa, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan Wikipedia
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