Diocese of San Carlos
| Diocese of San Carlos | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Jaro |
| Diocesan bishop | Gerardo Alimane Alminaza |
| founding | 1987 |
| surface | 3,041 km² |
| Parishes | 33 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 1,090,631 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 905,896 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 83.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 64 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,614 |
| Friars | 53 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 31 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.cbcponline.net/jurisdictions/san_carlos.html |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos ( lat. : Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo ) is on the island of Negros in the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese , based in San Carlos City . It covers the eastern part of the Negros Occidental province .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Certiores quidem facti on March 25, 1987 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Bacolod and it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Jaro as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of San Carlos
- Nicolas Mondejar (November 21, 1987 - July 25, 2001)
- Jose Advincula (July 25, 2001 - November 9, 2011, then Archbishop of Capiz )
- Gerardo Alimane Alminaza (since September 14, 2013)