Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz

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.

Archdiocese of Capiz

Archidioecesis Capicensis

Artsidiyosesis sang Capiz
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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 AdministratorRev. Msgr. Cyril Villareal
Vicar GeneralRev. Msgr. Cyril Villareal
Bishops emeritusJosé Cardinal Advíncula (2011-2021)
Map

Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

Following the installation of Jose Cardinal Advincula as Archbishop of Manila, Rev. Msgr. 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 Most Rev. Gabriel M. Reyes D.D. 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 Manuel Porcia Yap February 13, 1951 March 5, 1952
2 Antonio Floro Frondosa March 5, 1952 January 17, 1976

Archbishops of Capiz
Name Period in Office Coat of arms
From Until
1 Antonio Floro Frondosa January 17, 1976 June 18, 1986
2 Onesimo Cadiz
Gordoncillo		 June 18, 1986 November 9, 2011
3 Jose Fuerte Cardinal Advincula, O.P. November 9, 2011 June 24, 2021
Sede Vacante -

Archdiocesan Administrator

 Rev. Msgr. Cyril B. Villareal June 28, 2021 Present

Affiliated bishops

Administered Schools

See also

References
  1. "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

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