Archdiocese of Jaro
Iaren(sis) seu S. Elisabeth
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Jaro, Philippines
The Archdiocese of Jaro is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese covering the province of Iloilo and Guimaras. Erected as a diocese in 1865 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1951, it is the mother see of the ecclesiastical province of Jaro, with suffragans Bacolod, San Carlos, Kabankalan, and San Jose de Antique. Its current ordinary is Archbishop Midyphil B. Billones, appointed in 2025.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 27 May 1865
- Latin
- Iaren(sis) seu S. Elisabeth
- Patron
- Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
- Annuario code
- 001001722
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 3,082,540
- Population
- 3,668,000
- Catholic share
- 84.0%
- Priests
- 166
- Catholics per priest
- 18,570
- Extent
- 5,303 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 581
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Midyphil B. Billones
- Born
- 4 July 1969
- Birthplace
- Panay
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Elizabeth of Hungary stands in Jaro, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Jaro
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BacolodBacolod
- Diocese of KabankalanKabankalan
- Diocese of San CarlosSan Carlos
- Diocese of San Jose de AntiqueSan Jose de Antique
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Headquartered in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines, the Archdiocese of Jaro (Latin: Archdiocesis Jarensis; Hiligaynon: Arkidiyosesis sang Jaro; Filipino: Arkidiyosesis ng Jaro; Spanish: Arquidiócesis de Jaro) is a Latin Church archdiocese whose episcopal seat is the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, which is also the National Shrine of Our Lady of Candles. The provinces of Iloilo, Guimaras, Antique, and Negros Occidental lie within this metropolitan archdiocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].