Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan

Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan Vicariatus Apostolicus Calapanensis Apostolico Vicariato de Calapan
Calapan Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Oriental Mindoro
Metropolitan	Lipa
Statistics
Area	4,364 km2 (1,685 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	814,000 756,000 (92,9%)
Parishes	23
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	July 2, 1936
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of Santo Niño
Patron saint	Santo Niño
Secular priests	42
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Most Rev. Warlito I. Cajandig
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gilbert Garcera
Apostolic Administrator	Rev. Fr. Nestor Adalia
Vicar General	Rev. Fr. Nestor Adalia
Map
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate of Calapan.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Calapanensis) is an apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Oriental Mindoro in the Philippines. In 2010, 756,000 residents had been baptized out of about 814,000 inhabitants.^[1] It is currently headed by Bishop Warlito Itcuas Cajandig.^[2]

It has six related parishes. The episcopal residence and seat of the vicariate is the Santo Niño Cathedral located in Calapan City.^[3]

On November 13, 2018, Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Nestor Adalia, currently the Vicar General of Calapan, to take the post as apostolic administrator “ad nutum Sanctae Sedis”, meaning “at the disposition of the Holy See” or to take temporary charge of the administration of the Apostolic Vicariate, due to the health condition of Bishop .

History[]

The Apostolic Prefecture of Mindoro was created on July 2, 1936, with territory taken from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro (both were dioceses then but are archdioceses now).

On July 12, 1951, Pope Pius XII, through the papal bull Merit ab Apostolic, elevated the apostolic prefecture to an apostolic vicariate.^[1]

On December 19, 1974, and January 27, 1983, portions of its territory was lost to the creation of the Diocese of Romblon and the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro.^{[citation needed]}

Apostolic Vicars[]

• William Finnemann, S.V.D. †: December 4, 1936 – October 26, 1942, martyred^[2]
• , S.V.D. †: June 21, 1946 – July 12, 1951, resigned
• , S.V.D. †: July 12, 1951 – November 26, 1973, resigned^[2]
• Simeon O. Valerio, S.V.D. †: November 26, 1973 – September 26, 1988, resigned^[2]
• : April 17, 1989 – present^[1][2]

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