Diocese of Romblon
| Diocese of Romblon | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Capiz |
| Diocesan bishop | Narciso Abellana MSC |
| founding | 1974 |
| surface | 1,567 km² |
| Parishes | 26 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 300,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 248,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 82.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 34 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,889 |
| Friars | 2 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 41 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net |
The Diocese of Romblon ( lat. : Dioecesis Rombloniensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Romblon .
history
The diocese of Romblon was on December 19, 1974 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Christi Ecclesia from cessions of territory by the Diocese of Capiz and the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Capiz as a suffragan .
The diocese of Romblon includes the province of Romblon .
Bishops of Romblon
- Nicolas Mondejar , 1974–1987, then Bishop of San Carlos
- Vicente Salgado y Garrucho , 1988-1997
- Arturo Mandin Bastes SVD , 1997–2002, then Coadjutor Bishop of Sorsogon
- Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc , 2003–2011, then Bishop of Kalibo
- Narciso Abellana MSC , since 2013
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Romblon (English)
- Entry for the diocese of Romblon on catholic-hierarchy.org