Diocese of Kalibo
| Diocese of Kalibo | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Capiz |
| Diocesan bishop | Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc |
| founding | 1976 |
| surface | 1,817 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 513,951 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 454.903 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 88.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 58 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,710 |
| Friars | 4 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 52 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
| Website | http://www.cbcponline.net/kalibo/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo ( lat. : Dioecesis Kalibensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Kalibo . It includes the province of Aklan .
history
Pope Paul VI founded it on January 17, 1976 from cession of territory of the diocese of Capiz , which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archbishopric, to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
The cathedral in Kalibo
Bishops of Kalibo
- Juan Nicolasora Nilmar (June 3, 1976– November 21, 1992)
- Gabriel Villaruz Reyes (November 21, 1992– December 7, 2002, then Bishop of Antipolo )
- Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo (November 15, 2003– July 21, 2009, then Bishop of San Jose de Antique )
- Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc , since 2011
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
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| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1980 | 307,687 | 327.340 | 94.0 | 31 | 31 | 9,925 | 11 | 20th | |||
| 1990 | 351,809 | 402,337 | 87.4 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 9,508 | 2 | 43 | 21st | |
| 1999 | 366.212 | 450.101 | 81.4 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 8,323 | 1 | 55 | 22nd | |
| 2000 | 398,579 | 458.782 | 86.9 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 8,857 | 1 | 57 | 22nd | |
| 2001 | 404.671 | 465.782 | 86.9 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 8,797 | 1 | 57 | 23 | |
| 2002 | 414,671 | 472,782 | 87.7 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 7,974 | 4th | 61 | 23 | |
| 2003 | 424.234 | 483.282 | 87.8 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 8.004 | 4th | 62 | 23 | |
| 2004 | 433.287 | 492,335 | 88.0 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 8,023 | 3 | 57 | 23 | |
| 2006 | 454.903 | 513,951 | 88.5 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 7,710 | 4th | 52 | 24 | |