Diocese of Bacolod Dioecesis Bacolodensis Diyosesis sang Bacolod Diyosesis ng Bacolod Diócesis de Bacolod | |
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| Catholic | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory |
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| Ecclesiastical province | Jaro[2] |
| Metropolitan | Jaro |
| Coordinates | 10°40′N 122°57′E / 10.667°N 122.950°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,019 km2 (780 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,634,870 1,291,547[4] (79%) |
| Parishes | 70[2] |
| Schools | 32[3] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 15, 1932[5] |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Sebastian |
| Co-cathedral | San Diego Pro-cathedral |
| Patron saint | Sebastian |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Patricio Buzon |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Romeo Lazo |
| Bishops emeritus | Vicente M. Navarra |
The Diocese of Bacolod is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Negros Occidental, Philippines. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jaro,[6] its jurisdiction covers most of the northwestern towns and cities of the province of Negros Occidental namely, as far as Victorias City in the north and the Municipality of Hinigaran in the south.[7]
The seat of the diocese is the San Sebastian Cathedral in Bacolod (one of 12 cathedrals founded by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines) with the San Diego Pro-cathedral in Silay as the diocese's pro-cathedral.[8] The current bishop is Patricio Abella Buzon, SDB, appointed on May 24, 2016, and installed on August 9, 2016.
- ^ UCANEWS PAIRSERVER. "Bacolod Parishes". Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Catholic Hierarchy. "Diocese of Bacolod". Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. "Diocese of Bacolod". Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "Bacolod (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ GCatholic. "Diocese of Bacolod, Philippines". Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy. "Archdiocese of Jaro". Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "About". dioceseofbacolod.org. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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