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Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon

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Territory
  
Romblon

Sui iuris church
  
Latin Church

Established
  
19 December 1974

Bishop
  
Narciso Villaver Abellana

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Jose Advincula

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Area
  
1,567 km²

Country
  
Philippines

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 312,000 258,176 (82.7%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz

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.

Erected in 1974, the diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz.

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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon Wikipedia
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