Diocese of Romblon Dioecesis Rombloniensis
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon (Latin: Dioecesis Rombloniesis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. A constituent of the sui iuris Latin Church, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz. Its titular patron is St. 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 in that time.
The diocese is divided into six vicariates and has twenty-four parishes, ministered by thirty priests and one religious brother of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD). It covers a land area of 1,355 square kilometers (523 sq mi) and has a population of 227,621 of which 87 per cent are Catholics.[3][4]
- ^ "Romblon (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Diocese of Romblon". CBCP Online: The Official Website of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. n.d. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024.
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- "Diocese of Romblon". Union of Catholic Asian News. n.d. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- "Home". Diocese of Romblon. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
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- ^ "Catholic Directory: Dioceses – 60. Diocese of Romblon". Claretian Communication Foundation. Claretian Missionaries in the Philippines Publications. Retrieved 3 September 2024.