Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon

Diocese of Romblon Dioecesis Rombloniensis Diyosesis ng Romblon Diocesis de Romblon
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Romblon
Ecclesiastical province	Capiz
Metropolitan	Capiz
Coordinates	12°34′33″N 122°16′10″E / 12.57581°N 122.26955°E / 12.57581; 122.26955
Statistics
Area	1,567 km2 (605 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 574,170 467,520[1] (81.4%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	19 December 1974
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Joseph in Romblon
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Narciso Villaver Abellana
Metropolitan Archbishop	Victor Barnuevo Bendico
Vicar General	Nonato Ernie Fetalino

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon (Lat: Dioecesis Rombloniesis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The Diocese of Romblon has 24 parishes staffed by 30 priests and 1 religious SVD brother. The diocese is divided into 6 vicariates. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz. It covers a land area of 1,355 square kilometers and has a population of 227,621 of which 87 per cent are Catholics. Its titular patron is Saint 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, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz.

Ordinaries

No	Name	In office	Coat of arms
1.	Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar	19 Dec 1974 - 21 Nov 1987
2.	Vicente Salgado y Garrucho	30 May 1988 - 30 Jan 1997
3.	Arturo Mandin Bastes	3 Jul 1997 - 25 Jul 2002
4.	Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc	11 Jun 2003 Appointed- 25 May 2011
5.	Narciso Villaver Abellana	15 Oct 2013 – present

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon

Dioecesis Rombloniensis

Territories

• Romblon

Ordinaries

• Nicolas M. Mondejar
• Vicente Salgado y Garrucho
• Arturo M. Bastes
• Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc
• Narciso Villaver Abellana

Cathedral

• St. Joseph

Parishes

Vicariate of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church	St. Joseph San Antonio De Padua Our Lady of Fatima
Vicariate of San Nicolas de Tolentino	St. Joseph The Worker (Corcuera) San Nicolas de Tolentino (Banton, Romblon) Immaculate Concepcion (Concepcion, Romblon) St. Jude Thaddeus (Corcuera)
Vicariate of St. Augustine	St. Augustine (San Agustin, Romblon) St. Michael the Archangel (Calatrava, Romblon) Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel (San Agustin, Romblon) Nuestra Señora de Salvacion Mission Station (San Agustin, Romblon)
Vicariate of St. Vincent Ferrer	St. Vincent Ferrer (Odiongan) Our Lady Of Candles (Odiongan) St. Anthony Of Padua (Ferrol, Romblon) St. Andrew the Apostle (San Andres, Romblon)
Vicariate of St. Joseph, the Spouse of Mary	St. Joseph, Spouse Of Mary (Looc, Romblon) St. Thomas of Villanova (Alcantara, Romblon) Immaculate Conception (Sta. Maria, Romblon) San Pedro Calungsod Mission Station (Alad, Romblon, Romblon)
Vicariate of Sta. Barbara	Sta. Barbara (Cajidiocan) Immaculate Conception (San Fernando, Romblon) Our Lady Of Most Holy Rosary (Magdiwang, Romblon) Our Lady Of Remedies (San Fernando, Romblon) Sto Niño (Cajidiocan) St. Therese Of The Child Jesus (Cajidiocan)
Vicariate of St. Vincent Ferrer	St. Vincent Ferrer (Sta. Fe, Romblon) St. Joseph, Spouse Of Mary (San Jose, Romblon) San Isidro Labrador (Sta. Fe, Romblon)

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