Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo

Diocese of Kalibo Dioecesis Kalibensis Diyosesis it Kalibo Diyosesis ng Kalibo
Catholic
Kalibo Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Aklan
Ecclesiastical province	Capiz[1]
Metropolitan	Capiz
Coordinates	11°40′N 122°20′E / 11.667°N 122.333°E / 11.667; 122.333
Statistics
Area	2,019 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 900,000 672,000[3] (74.7%)
Parishes	24
Schools	3[2]
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	16 January 1976[4]
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Kalibo, Aklan
Patron saint	Saint John the Baptist St. Niño, Our Lady of The Most Holy Rosary
Secular priests	75
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jose Corazon T. Tala-oc, D.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Victor Barnuevo Bendico
Vicar General	Msgr. Frederick Malacas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Erected in 1976, the diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz.

The current bishop is Jose Corazon T. Tala-oc, appointed in May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.

The Diocese of Kalibo was created on January 17, 1976, and erected on July 15, 1976, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz. The first bishop was Juan N. Nilmar. The second bishop was Gabriel V. Reyes, installed on January 12, 1993. The third bishop was Jose Romeo O. Lazo, D.D. The fourth and present bishop is Jose Corazon T. Tala- oc, D.D. The diocese comprises the civil province of Aklan, which was separated politically from the province of Capiz in 1956.

Ordinaries

Bishop			Period in Office	Coat of Arms
1.		+Juan Nicolasora Nilmar	3 June 1976 – 21 November 1992
2.		Gabriel Villaruz Reyes	21 November 1992 Appointed – 7 December 2002
3.		Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo	15 November 2003 – 21 July 2009
4.		Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc	25 May 2011 – present

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo

Dioecesis Kalibensis

Territories

• Aklan

Ordinaries

• Juan Nicolasora Nilmar
• Gabriel Villaruz Reyes
• Jose Romeo Lazo
• Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc

Cathedral

• Saint John the Baptist

Parishes

Vicariate of St. John the Baptist	Saint John the Baptist St. Joseph the Worker (Numancia, Aklan) St. Jude Thaddeus
Vicariate of the Immaculate Conception	Immaculate Conception (Batan, Aklan) St. Raphael the Archangel (Balete, Aklan) Holy Child Jesus (Altavas) San Lorenzo Ruiz De Manila (Batan)
Vicariate of Our Lady of Guadalupe	Our Lady of Guadalupe (Madalag) St. Catherine of Alexandria (Libacao) St. Joseph Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Banga, Aklan) St. Blaise (Banga, Aklan)
Vicariate of St. Joseph the Worker	St. Isidore the Farmer (Lezo, Aklan) Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Malinao, Aklan) Most Holy Name of Jesus (Makato)
Vicariate of St. Peter the Apostle	St. Peter the Apostle (Ibajay) Our Lady Of Remedies (Nabas, Aklan) St. Isidore the Farmer (Nabas, Aklan) St. Rita of Cascia (Ibajay) St. John Nepomucene (Tangalan) St. Anthony of Padua (Buruanga) St. Joseph the Worker (Malay, Aklan) Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary (Malay, Aklan)

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