Suffragan diocese Kalibo, Philippines
Diocese of Kalibo
Kaliben(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Kalibo is a Latin Church suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Capiz comprising the province of Aklan. Erected in 1976, it welcomed its fifth bishop, Cyril B. Villareal, who was ordained and installed at Kalibo Cathedral on April 23, 2026. Catholic population is roughly 74.7 percent of about 909,900 residents as of 2024.
On the map
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- Established
- 1976
- Catholics
- 679,696
- Priests
- 75
- Territory
- 2,019 km²
Parishes and churches
23 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. John the BaptistKalibo · CathedralView parish
- Holy Child JesusAltavasView parish
- Holy Child JesusMakatoView parish
- Nuestra Señora de los RemediosUnidosView parish
- Our Lady of GuadalupeMadalagView parish
- Our Lady of the Immaculate ConceptionBatanView parish
- Our Lady of the Most Holy RosaryRosarioView parish
- Our Lady of the Most Holy RosaryBoracay IslandView parish
- San Lorenzo Ruiz de ManilaCamaliganView parish
- St. Anthony of PaduaBuruangaView parish
- St. BlaiseTorralbaView parish
- St. Catherine of AlexandriaLibacaoView parish
- St. Isidore the FarmerLezoView parish
- St. Isidore the FarmerNabasView parish
- St. John NepomuceneTangalanView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerMalayView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerMalinaoView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerNew WashingtonView parish
- St. Joseph, the Spouse of the Blessed Virgin MaryBangaView parish
- St. Jude ThaddeusKaliboView parish
- St. Peter the ApostleIbajayView parish
- St. Raphael the ArchangelBaleteView parish
- St. Rita of CasciaNaileView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Cyril Buhayan Villareal
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Kalibo stands in Kalibo, 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
Created on January 17, 1976, and erected on July 15, 1976, the Diocese of Kalibo is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz, its boundaries unchanged since its founding. Juan N. Nilmar served as first bishop. The see has stood vacant since 16 June 2025, with Capiz Archbishop Victor Bendico currently guiding it as Apostolic Administrator.