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Diocese of Bacolod, Philippines 🇵🇭

Celebrations

History

  • 1932.07.15: Established as Diocese of Bacolod / Bacoloden(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Cebu and Diocese of Jaro and became suffragan of Manila)
  • 1951.06.29: Became suffragan of Jaro
  • 1955.04.05: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Dumaguete
  • 1987.03.30: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Kabankalan and Diocese of San Carlos

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Bishops of Bacolod (Roman Rite)

Bishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. (74)Bishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. (74)
(2016.05.24 – ...)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines)

Adveniat regnum tuum

Bishop Vicente Macanan Navarra (86)Bishop Vicente Macanan Navarra (86)
(2001.05.24 – 2016.05.24)

Bishop emeritus of Bacolod (Philippines)

Adsum meam Domini

Bishop Camilo Diaz Gregorio
(1989.05.20 – 2000.08.28)

Servire cum lætitia

Born:1939.09.25 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1963.12.01
Consecrated Bishop:1987.03.29
Died:2018.05.21 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Girus (1987.01.12 – 1989.05.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1987.01.12 – 1989.05.20)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) (1989.05.20 – 2000.08.28)

Bishop-Prelate of Batanes (Philippines) (2003.09.13 – 2017.05.20)

Bishop Antonio Yapsutco Fortich
(1967.01.13 – 1989.01.31)

Born:1913.08.11 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1944.03.04
Consecrated Bishop:1967.02.24
Died:2003.07.02 († 89)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) (1967.01.13 – 1989.01.31)

Bishop Manuel Yap
(1952.03.05 – 1966.10.16)

Born:1900.06.17 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1929.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:1951.05.01
Died:1966.10.16 († 66)

Bishop of Capiz (Philippines) (1951.02.13 – 1952.03.05)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) (1952.03.05 – 1966.10.16)

Bishop Casimiro Lladoc
(1933.06.23 – 1951.10.24)

Born:1893.03.04
Ordained Priest:1918.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:1933.09.16
Died:1951.10.24 († 58)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) (1933.06.23 – 1951.10.24)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 2,019 km²

Population: 1,309,520 Catholics (79.0% of 1,657,620 total)

Pastoral Centres: 68 parishes

Personnel: 162 priests (109 diocesan, 53 religious), 271 religious (100 brothers, 171 sisters), 40 seminarians