Archdiocese of Capiz Archidioecesis Capicensis Artsidiyosesis sang Capiz Arkidiyosesis ng Capiz Arquidiocesis de Cápiz | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Capiz |
Ecclesiastical province | Capiz |
Metropolitan | Capiz |
Coordinates | 11°35′01″N 122°45′11″E / 11.5836°N 122.7530°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,663 km2 (1,028 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 908,000[1] 823,825[3] (90.7[4]%) |
Parishes | 37[2] |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 27, 1951 (Diocese) January 17, 1976 (Archdiocese) |
Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral |
Patroness | Immaculate Conception |
Secular priests | 113[2] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Victor Barnuevo Bendico |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Victor Barnuevo Bendico |
Suffragans | Jose Corazon Tala-oc (Kalibo) Narciso Abellana (Romblon) |
Vicar General | Rufino Regie Pamposa |
Bishops emeritus | Jose Advincula (2011–2021) |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines |
The Archdiocese of Capiz is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The archdiocese covers the entire province of Capiz on the island of Panay in the Visayas, central Philippines, and has its see in Roxas City. As an ecclesiastical province, it also encompasses the suffragan sees of Kalibo, which oversees the province of Aklan, and Romblon, which oversees the province of the same name. Its current archbishop is Victor Barnuevo Bendico, who was installed on May 3, 2023.[5]