| Jurisdiction: | Apostolic Vicariate |
| Calapan | |
| Border: | Catholic |
| Latin: | Vicariatus Apostolicus Calapanensis |
| Local: | Bikariyato Apostoliko ng Calapan Spanish; Castilian: Vicariato Apostolico de Calapan |
| Coat: | File:Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan coat of arms.svg |
| Coat Size: | 150px |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Territory: | Oriental Mindoro |
| Province: | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Deaneries: | 6 |
| Coordinates: | 13.4146°N 121.1803°W |
| Area Km2: | 4364 |
| Population: | 1,003,940 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Catholics: | 931,000[1] |
| Parishes: | 23 |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | July 2, 1936 |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral-Parish of Santo Niño |
| Patron: | Santo Niño |
| Priests: | 45 |
| Bishop: | Moises Magpantay Cuevas |
| Bishop Title: | Vicar Apostolic |
| Suffragan: | for one--> |
| Vicar General: | Nestor Adalia |
| Archdeacon: | for one--> |
| Map: | File:RC Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan.png |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Calapanensis) is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. In 2010, 756,000 residents had been baptized out of about 814,000 inhabitants.[2] [3]
It has six related parishes. The episcopal residence and seat of the vicariate is the Santo Niño Cathedral located in Calapan.[4]
On November 13, 2018, Pope Francis has appointed 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 Warlito Itcuas Cajandig. On June 29, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Moises Magpantay Cuevas (previously as Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga) as the 6th Apostolic Vicar of Calapan.
The Apostolic Prefecture of Mindoro was created on July 2, 1936, with territories taken from the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Jaro and Lipa, both of which were later elevated into archdioceses.
On July 12, 1951, Pope Pius XII, through the papal bull Merit ab Apostolic, elevated the apostolic prefecture to an apostolic vicariate.
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.
| Name | Period in office | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bishop William Finnemann, S.V.D. | December 04, 1936October 10, 1942 | |
| 2. | Fr. Henry Ederle, S.V.D. | June 06, 1946July 12, 1951 | |
| Name | Period in office | Coat of arms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bishop Wilhelm Josef Duschak, S.V.D. | July 12, 1951November 26, 1973, resigned | ||
| 2. | Bishop Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. | November 26, 1973September 26, 1988, resigned | ||
| 3. | Bishop Warlito Itucas Cajandig | April 28, 1989 – November 13, 2018, ceased | ||
| 4. | Bishop Moises Magpantay Cuevas | June 29, 2023 – present | ||