Suffragan diocese Bacolod, Philippines
Diocese of Bacolod
Bacoloden(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Bacolod is a Latin Church diocese in Negros Occidental, Philippines, erected in 1932 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Jaro. Pope Leo XIV appointed Louie Galbines as bishop in May 2026, succeeding Patricio Buzon who retired at the age limit.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1932
- Catholics
- 1,291,547
- Priests
- 162
- Territory
- 2,019 km²
Parishes and churches
60 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Queen of PeaceBacolod CityView parish
- Sacred HeartBacolod CityView parish
- Sacred Heart of JesusCentral Azucarera de la CarlotaView parish
- San Isidro LabradorCansilayanView parish
- San Isidro LabradorTangubView parish
- San Nicolas de TolentinoTalisay CityView parish
- San Pedro BautistaDos HermanasView parish
- San RoqueTanzaView parish
- San RoqueVictorias CityView parish
- Santa Maria MagdalenaHinigaranView parish
- Santo NiñoAningView parish
- Santo NiñoBacolod CityView parish
- Santo Tomas de VillanuevaE. LopezView parish
- St. Anthony AbbotBacolod CityView parish
- St. Ezekiel MorenoTangubView parish
- St. Isidore the FarmerGuimbala-onView parish
- St. John BoscoMambucalView parish
- St. John NepomuceneSum-AgView parish
- St. John Paul IITabao ProperView parish
- St. John the BaptistBago CityView parish
- St. John the BaptistPunta TaytayView parish
- St. JosephBacolod CityView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerBacolod CityView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerEnrique B. MagalonaView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerVicmicoView parish
- St. Jude ThaddeusBacolod CityView parish
- St. MichaelPaglaum VillageView parish
- St. Therese of the Child JesusBacolod CityView parish
- St. Vincent FerrerLa GranjaView parish
- Triumph of the Holy CrossBacolod CityView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Louie Galbines
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
San Sebastian Cathedral stands in Bacolod, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is San Diego Pro-Cathedral.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jaro, the Latin Catholic Diocese of Bacolod covers most of the northwestern towns and cities of Negros Occidental in the Philippines, reaching as far as Victorias City in the north and the Municipality of Hinigaran in the south. Its seat 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 serving as pro-cathedral. On May 14, 2026, Pope Leo XIV named Kabankalan Bishop Louie Galbines as the new bishop of Bacolod.