Archdiocese of Jaro

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Jaro is a district of Iloilo City, Iloilo on the island of Panay in the Western Visayas.

The Archdiocese of Jaro comprises the provinces of Iloilo and of Guimaras, an island off Iloilo. San Jose de Antique, San Carlos in Negros Occidental and Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, are suffragans. Out of its population of 1,761,419, 89% are Catholic. Its titutar patron saint is St. Elizabeth of Hungary, whose feast is celebrated on November 17.

In 2005, the Most Rev. Angel N. Lagdameo, D.D., Archbishop of Jaro, began a term as president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines.

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• Archdiocese of Jaro
• Mass Times
• Mass Times at the Jaro Cathedral
• Most Rev. Angel N. Lagdameo, D.D., Archbishop of Jaro
• Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines
• Archdiocese of Jaro on the Catholic Encyclopedia
• About Culture and Arts, Iloilo City
• Archdiocese of Jaro on Catholic-Hierarchy.org
• Photo of Cathedral