Archdiocese of Capiz
| Archdiocese of Capiz | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Diocesan bishop | Jose Advincula |
| founding | 1951 |
| surface | 2,663 km² |
| Parishes | 26 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 722,792 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 682,360 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 94.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 96 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7.108 |
| Religious sisters | 132 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.cbcponline.net/capiz/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Kalibo Diocese of Romblon |
The Archdiocese of Capiz ( lat. : Archidioecesis Capicensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Roxas City . It includes the province of Capiz .
history
Pope Leo XIII. founded it on January 27, 1951 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Jaro and was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cebu as a suffragan diocese. On June 29, 1951, it became part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Jaro .
On January 17, 1976, it was raised to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese.
It lost parts of its territory in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
- December 19, 1974 to the diocese of Romblon ;
- January 17, 1976 to the diocese of Kalibo .
Bishops
Bishops of Capiz
- Manuel Yap (February 13, 1951– March 5, 1952, then Bishop of Bacolod )
- Antonio José Frondosa (March 5, 1952– January 17, 1976)
Archbishops of Capiz
- Antonio José Frondosa (January 17, 1976– June 18, 1986)
- Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo (June 18, 1986– November 9, 2011)
- Jose Advincula (since November 9, 2011)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1958 | 549,528 | 619,532 | 88.7 | 72 | 72 | 7,632 | 29 | 50 | |||
| 1970 | 721.690 | 803.726 | 89.8 | 100 | 100 | 7.216 | 32 | 52 | |||
| 1980 | 503,000 | 537,000 | 93.7 | 45 | 45 | 11,177 | 43 | 22nd | |||
| 1990 | 619.873 | 637.682 | 97.2 | 63 | 63 | 9,839 | 71 | 24 | |||
| 1999 | 622.437 | 648.372 | 96.0 | 73 | 73 | 8,526 | 85 | 30th | |||
| 2000 | 638.339 | 669,947 | 95.3 | 76 | 76 | 8,399 | 102 | 30th | |||
| 2001 | 640.240 | 674.156 | 95.0 | 84 | 84 | 7,621 | 118 | 30th | |||
| 2002 | 646.853 | 680.897 | 95.0 | 89 | 89 | 7,268 | 123 | 30th | |||
| 2003 | 655.353 | 694.489 | 94.4 | 87 | 87 | 7,532 | 132 | 26th | |||
| 2004 | 665.317 | 705.489 | 94.3 | 90 | 90 | 7,392 | 142 | 26th | |||
| 2006 | 682.360 | 722.792 | 94.4 | 96 | 96 | 7.107 | 132 | 26th | |||