Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon explained
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon (la|Dioecesis Rombloniesis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. A constituent of the Latin: sui iuris Latin Church, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz. Its titular patron is St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and its secondary patron is the Santo Niño.[2] Erected in 1974, the diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes in that time.
The diocese is divided into six vicariates and has twenty-four parishes, ministered by thirty priests and one religious brother of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD). It covers a land area of 1355km2 and has a population of 227,621 of which 87 per cent are Catholics.[3]
Ecclesiastical District of Romblon & Maghali Islands
I. Vicariate of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church[4] | width=5% | Order | width=15% | Church | width=10% | Municipality | width=10% | Established |
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| 1 | St. Joseph Cathedral | Romblon | 1635 |
| 2 | Our Lady of Fatima Parish | Romblon | 1990 |
| 3 | Parish of St. Anthony de Padua | Romblon | 1984 |
| 4 | Bliss Fisherfolk Christian Community Chaplaincy | Romblon | 1975 | |
II. Vicariate of St. Joseph the Worker| width=5% | Order | width=15% | Church | width=10% | Municipality | width=10% | Established |
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| 1 | Parish of St. Joseph, the Worker | Corcuera | 1985 |
| 2 | Parish of St. Nicolas of Tolentino | Banton | 1644 |
| 3 | Parish of Our Lady of the Immaculate Concepcion | Concepcion | 1957 |
| 4 | Parish of St. Jude Thaddeus | Corcuera | 1998 | |
Ecclesiastical District of Tablas
I. Vicariate of St. Augustine| width=5% | Order | width=15% | Church | width=10% | Municipality | width=10% | Established |
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| 1 | Parish of St. Augustine | San Agustin | 1871 |
| 2 | Parish of Our Lady of the Immaculate Concepcion | Santa Maria | 1982 |
| 3 | Parish of St. Michael, the Archangel | Calatrava | 1961 |
| 4 | Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel | San Agustin | 1993 | |
II. Vicariate of St. Vincent Ferrer| width=5% | Order | width=15% | Church | width=10% | Municipality | width=10% | Established |
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| 1 | Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer | Odiongan | 1859 |
| 2 | Parish of St. Anthony de Padua | Ferrol | 1982 |
| 3 | Parish of Our Lady of Candles | Odiongan | 1991 |
| 4 | Parish of St. Andrew | Ferrol | 1892 | |
III. Vicariate of St. Joseph, The Spouse of Mary| width=5% | Order | width=15% | Church | width=10% | Municipality | width=10% | Established |
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| 1 | Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer | Santa Fe | 1954 |
| 2 | Parish of St. Thomas de Villanueva | Alcantara | 1973 |
| 3 | Parish of St. Isidore, the Worker | Santa Fe | 1989 |
| 4 | Parish of St. Joseph, the Spouse of Mary | Looc | 1863 |
| 5 | Parish of St. Joseph, the Spouse of Mary | San Jose | 1982 | |
Ecclesiastical District of Sibuyan
I. Vicariate of Sta. Barbara| width=5% | Order | width=15% | Church | width=10% | Municipality | width=10% | Established |
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| 1 | Parish of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception | San Fernando | 1881 |
| 2 | Parish of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary | Magdiwang | 1868 |
| 3 | Parish of Sto. Niño | Cajidiocan | 1987 |
| 4 | Parish of Sta. Barbara | Cajidiocan | 1848 |
| 5 | Parish of Our Lady of Remedy | San Fernando | 1979 | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Romblon (Catholic Diocese). gcatholic.org. 2023-09-15.
- Web site: Diocese of Romblon . CBCP Online: The Official Website of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423134904/https://cbcpwebsite.com/ArchDioceses3/romblon.html . 23 April 2024 . n.d.. live.
- News: Catholic Directory: Dioceses – 60. Diocese of Romblon . Claretian Communication Foundation . 3 September 2024 . Claretian Missionaries in the Philippines Publications . en-gb.
- Web site: usurped . Parishes. Diocese of Romblon. 11 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911145406/http://cbcponline.net/romblon/html/parishes.html.
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