Diocese of Romblon
Romblonien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Romblon, Philippines
The Diocese of Romblon is a Latin Catholic diocese erected in 1974, covering the province of Romblon. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz, with the Cathedral of St. Joseph as its mother church.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 19 December 1974
- Latin
- Romblonien(sis)
- Patron
- St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (primary); Santo Nino (secondary)
- Annuario code
- 001002767
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 467,520
- Population
- 574,170
- Catholic share
- 81.4%
- Priests
- 55
- Catholics per priest
- 8,500
- Extent
- 1,567 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 298
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
- Bishop
- Narciso Villaver Abellana
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
Cathedral of St. Joseph stands in Romblon, 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 Capiz
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Capiz.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of CapizCapiz
- Diocese of KaliboKalibo
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected in 1974, the Diocese of Romblon (Latin: Dioecesis Rombloniesis) belongs to the Latin Church sui iuris and serves as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz in the Philippines. St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is its titular patron, with the Santo Niño as secondary patron. Since its erection the diocese has undergone no jurisdictional changes.
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].