Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Border: | Catholic |
San Carlos | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo |
Local: | Diyosesis sang San Carlos Diyosesis sa San Carlos Diyosesis ng San Carlos |
Coat: | Coat of arms of the Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines).svg |
Coat Size: | 150px |
Country: | Philippines |
Territory: |
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Province: | Jaro |
Coordinates: | 10.4813°N 123.4185°W |
Area Km2: | 3,041 |
Population: | 1,146,519 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Catholics: | 980,732[1] |
Parishes: | 34 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Established: | March 30, 1987 |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St Charles Borromeo in San Carlos, Negros Occidental |
Patron: | Charles Borromeo |
Priests: | 71 |
Bishop: | Gerardo Alimane Alminaza |
Metro Archbishop: | Jose Romeo Lazo |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
The Diocese of San Carlos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was split off from the Diocese of Bacolod together with the Diocese of Kabankalan in 1987 and is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo City. The seat of the cathedral is the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.[2]
Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | |||
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1. | Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar | 21 Nov 1987 - 25 Jul 2001 | |||
2. | Jose Fuerte Advincula | 25 Jul 2001 - 9 Nov 2011 | |||
Sede vacante | Patrick Daniel Yee Parcon Diocesan Administrator | 9 Nov 2011 - 14 Sep 2013 | |||
3. | Gerardo Alimane Alminaza | 14 Sep 2013 – present |