Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Border:Catholic
San Jose de Antique
Latin:Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi de Antiquonia
Local:Diosesis kang San Jose de Antique
Filipino; Pilipino: Diyosesis ng San Jose de Antique
Coat:Coat of arms of the Diocese of San Jose de Antique.svg
Coat Size:150px
Country:Philippines
Metropolitan:Jaro
Territory:Antique
Province:Jaro
Coordinates:10.7435°N 121.9423°W
Area Km2:2,552
Population:696,200
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:493,600[1]
Parishes:25
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:June 18, 1962
Cathedral:Saint Joseph Cathedral in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
Patron:Saint Joseph
Priests:53
Bishop:Marvyn A. Maceda
Metro Archbishop:Jose Romeo Lazo
Vicar General:Anrunico Elemento
Emeritus Bishops:Raul José Martirez Bishop Emeritus (1983–2002)
Footnotes:Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

The Diocese of San Jose de Antique (Lat: Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi de Antiquonia) is a diocese of the Roman Rite of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church whose cathedral is in the municipality of San Jose de Buenavista, Antique in the Philippines. It oversees the entire province of Antique.

History

On June 18, 1962, Pope John XXIII erected the Territorial Prelature of San Jose de Antique with the Apostolic Constitution "Novae cuiusque Ecclesiae constitutio". The new territorial prelature was separated from the Archdiocese of Jaro comprising the whole province of Antique and became a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Jaro.

On November 15, 1982, Pope John Paul II elevated San Jose de Antique and other territorial prelatures to the rank of diocese while remaining a suffragan to Jaro.

On January 7, 2019, after a year Pope Francis appointed Msgr. Marvyn Maceda, Vicar General of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Naval in Biliran, as the 5th Bishop of San Jose de Antique.

Ordinaries

!No!Name!In office!Coat of arms
1.Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. †April 12, 1962 (appointed) – August 9, 1982 (resigned)
2.Raul José Quimpo MartirezJanuary 5, 1983 (appointed) – March 16, 2002 (resigned)
3.Romulo Tolentino de la CruzMarch 16, 2002 (succeeded) – May 14, 2008 (appointed Bishop of Kidapawan)
4.Jose Romeo Orquejo LazoJuly 21, 2009 – February 14, 2018 (appointed Archbishop of Jaro)
5.Marvyn MacedaJanuary 9, 2019 – present

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Jose de Antique (Catholic Diocese). gcatholic.org. 2023-09-16.