Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz

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Archdiocese of Capiz

Archidioecesis Capicensis

Artsidiyosesis sang Capiz
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Roxas, Capiz 20150815.jpg
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Ecclesiastical Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Capiz.png
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryCapiz
Ecclesiastical provinceCapiz
Statistics
Area2,663 km2 (1,028 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2019)
865,725[1]
810,386[1] (93.6[1]%)
Parishes37[1]
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established
  • 27 January 1951 (Diocese)
  • 17 January 1976 (Archdiocese)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Roxas City
Secular priests114[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopSede Vacante
SuffragansJose Corazon Tala-oc (Kalibo)
Narciso Abellana (Romblon)
Apostolic AdministratorCyril Villareal
Vicar GeneralCyril Villareal
Bishops emeritusCardinal Jose Advincula (2011-2021)
Map
RC Archdiocese of Capiz.png
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The archdiocese covers the entire province of Capiz on the island of Panay in the Visayas, central Philippines, and has its see in Roxas City.

Following the installation of Cardinal Jose Advincula as Archbishop of Manila, Cyril Villareal, Vicar General of the archdiocese, was elected as Archdiocesan Administrator on June 28, 2021.

History[]

The Diocese of Capiz was carved from the territory of the Archdiocese of Jaro on 27 January 1951, and covered the whole civil provinces of Capiz (which included Aklan until 1956) and Romblon.

Two dioceses were eventually created from its territory: the Diocese of Romblon (19 December 1974) and the Diocese of Kalibo (17 January 1976).

On 17 January 1976, Pope Paul VI elevated the bishopric to the rank of an archdiocese through his Papal Bull Nimium Patens which turned it into an ecclesiastical province. The dioceses of Romblon and Kalibo became its suffragans.

The archdiocese retained the name Capiz since its establishment predates the renaming of the municipality where it sits into Roxas City (11 April 1951).

Coat of Arms[]

The silver crescent on the blue background symbolizes the Immaculate Conception, titular of the cathedral. The twins (kapid in Visayan) suggest the name of the territory of the diocese, the province of Capiz. The gold background indicates the unique honor accruing to the province from the fact that the highest men in Church and State at the time when the Philippines became a republic were both from Capiz: the Gabriel M. Reyes then-Archbishop of Manila and Manuel Roxas, the first President of the Third Philippine Republic. Hence, the twin at the dexter side holds a patriarchal cross, insignia of an archbishop, while the one at the sinister side holds a sheathed ancient ceremonial sword of command.[2]

Suffragan dioceses[]

List of Ordinaries[]

Bishops of Capiz[]

Name Period in Office Coat of Arms
From Until
1 Bishop Manuel Yap.jpg February 13, 1951 March 5, 1952 Coat of arms of Manuel Porcia Yap as Bishop of Capiz.svg
2 Ecclesiastical Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Capiz.png March 5, 1952 January 17, 1976 Coat of arms of Antonio Floro Frondosa as Bishop of Capiz.svg

Archbishops of Capiz[]

Name Period in Office Coat of arms
From Until
1 Ecclesiastical Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Capiz.png January 17, 1976 June 18, 1986 Coat of arms of Antonio Floro Frondosa as Archbishop of Capiz.svg
2 Bishop Onesimo Gordoncillo.jpg Onesimo Cadiz
Gordoncillo 		June 18, 1986 November 9, 2011 Coat of Arms of Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo.svg
3 Ecclesiastical Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Capiz.png Cardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula November 9, 2011 June 24, 2021 Coat of arms of Jose Fuerte Advincula.svg
Sede Vacante -

Archdiocesan Administrator

Cyril B. Villareal June 28, 2021 Present

Affiliated bishops[]

  • Gabriel M. Reyes, parish priest of Capiz (1918-1920); archbishop of Cebu (1934-1949); Archbishop of Manila (1949-1952)
  • Jaime Sin, first rector of St. Pius X Seminary (1957-1967); archbishop of Jaro (1972-1974); archbishop of Manila (1974-2003)
  • , appointed vicar apostolic of Calapan in 1989
  • Vicente Navarra, first bishop of Kabankalan (1987-2001); bishop of Bacolod (2001-2016)
  • , appointed bishop of Baguio in 2017
  • , appointed auxiliary bishop of Cebu in 2019
  • Jose Advincula, bishop of San Carlos (2001-2011); archbishop of Capiz (2011–2021); appointed archbishop of Manila in 2021[3]

Administered Schools[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Archdiocese of Capiz". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Madriaga, Mariano (1958). "The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part III. Visayas and Mindanao". Philippine Studies. 6 (2): 165–173. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ Gomes, R. (2021, March 25). Pope appoints new Archbishop in Manila. Vatican News. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-03/pope-frncis-appoints-new-archbishop-manila-philippines-advincula.html

Coordinates: 11°35′01″N 122°45′11″E / 11.5836°N 122.7530°E / 11.5836; 122.7530

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