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Suffragan diocese Kabankalan, Philippines

Diocese of Kabankalan

Cabancalen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Kabankalan is a Latin Church suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Jaro covering the 5th and 6th districts of Negros Occidental. Erected in 1987, it is currently sede vacante, with Bishop Louie P. Galbines serving as apostolic administrator after his 2026 appointment as Bishop of Bacolod.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral, in Kabankalan, Philippines.

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Established
1987
Catholics
785,651
Priests
67
Territory
3,923 km²

Parishes and churches

20 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Apostolic Administrator
Louie Patalinghug Galbines

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The cathedral

Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral stands in Kabankalan, 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.

History

Centered on Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental and covering the southern part of that province, the Diocese of Kabankalan (Latin: Dioecesis Cabancalensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese in the central Philippines. Like the other two dioceses of Negros Occidental, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jaro. Francis Xavier is its titular patron, honored each year on his feast of December 3.