Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod

Diocese of Bacolod
Dioecesis Bacolodensis (Latin)
Diocese sang Bacolod (Hiligaynon)
Diyosesis ng Bacolod (Tagalog)

San Sebastian Cathedral, seat of the Diocese of Bacolod
Location
Country  Philippines
Territory Portion of Negros Occidental
Ecclesiastical province Jaro[1]
Metropolitan Jaro
Coordinates 10°40′N 122°57′E / 10.667°N 122.950°E
Statistics
Area 2,019 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2012)
1,474,000[1]
1,211,000[1] (82.2%[1]%)
Parishes 70[1]
Schools 32[2]
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 15 July 1932[3]
Cathedral Cathedral of St Sebastian
Co-cathedral San Diego Pro-cathedral
Patron saint Saint Sebastian
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Vicente Macanan Navarra
Metropolitan Archbishop Angel Lagdameo
Vicar General Louie Galbines[4]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Negros Occidental, Philippines.

History

One of the older dioceses in the Philippines, the Diocese of Bacolod was erected on 15 July 1932 from the territories of the Archdiocese of Cebu and the Archdiocese of Jaro.[3]

On 5 April 1955, the Diocese of Bacolod lost territory when the Diocese of Dumaguete was erected. The diocese further lost territory on 30 March 1987 when the Diocese of Kabankalan and the Diocese of San Carlos were erected.[1][3]

"Protect life" posters prominently displayed at the San Sebastian Cathedral

The Diocese of Bacolod actively opposed the passage of Reproductive Health Bill of 2012, organizing rallies against it.[5] Prior to the 2013 elections to the Philippines Senate posters were put up at parish churche that identified the senators who voted for and against passage of the bill as Team Patay (or death) and Team Buhay (or life), respectively, in reference to Team PNoy, the senatorial slate of Philippine President Ninoy Aquino. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) tried to have these posters removed, or at the least reduced in size.[6][7] The Philippine Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order stopping COMELEC from forcing the removal of the posters.[8]

Organization

The Diocese of Bacolod is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jaro.[9]

The current bishop is Vicente Macanan Navarra, appointed on 24 May 2001.[1]

The seat of the diocese is the San Sebastian Cathedral in Bacolod (one of 12 cathedrals founded by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines) with the San Diego Pro-cathedral in Silay as the diocese's pro-cathedral.[3]

Ordinaries

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Catholic Hierarchy. "Diocese of Bacolod". Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. "Diocese of Bacolod". Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 GCatholic. "Diocese of Bacolod, Philippines". Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Gomez, Carla. "Galbines new vicar general". Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bacolod diocese sets anti-RH rally on April 27". GMA News Online. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Carla P. (24 February 2013). "Diocese ordered to remove "Team Patay" list". Inquirer News. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Danny B. (27 February 2013). "http://www.philstar.com/region/2013/02/27/913734/team-buhay/team-patay-bacolod-diocese-follow-comelec-order-resizing-tarp". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Avendaño, Christine O., Jocelyn R. Uy, Philip Tubeza (March 6, 2013). "Church wins tarp war; more dioceses to post ‘patay’ list". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy. "Archdiocese of Jaro". Retrieved 4 July 2013.