Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz

Archdiocese of Capiz

Archidioecesis Capicensis

Artsidiyosesis sang Capiz
Arkidiyosesis ng Capiz
Arquidiocesis de Capiz
Catholic
Immaculate Concepcion Metropolitan Cathedral, Roxas City
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryCapiz
Ecclesiastical provinceCapiz
MetropolitanCapiz
Coordinates11°35′01″N 122°45′11″E / 11.5836°N 122.7530°E / 11.5836; 122.7530
Statistics
Area2,663 km2 (1,028 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
908,000[1]
823,825[3] (90.7[4]%)
Parishes37[2]
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 27, 1951 (Diocese)
January 17, 1976 (Archdiocese)
CathedralImmaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral
PatronessImmaculate Conception
Secular priests113[2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopVictor Barnuevo Bendico
Metropolitan ArchbishopVictor Barnuevo Bendico
SuffragansJose Corazon Tala-oc (Kalibo)
Narciso Abellana (Romblon)
Vicar GeneralRufino Regie Pamposa
Bishops emeritusJose Advincula (2011-2021)
Map

Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines

The Archdiocese of Capiz is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The archdiocese covers the entire province of Capiz on the island of Panay in the Visayas, central Philippines, and has its see in Roxas City. Its current archbishop is Victor Barnuevo Bendico, who was installed on May 3, 2023.[5]

History[edit]

The tumultuous situation that the Philippine Catholic church had experienced in the aftermath of the Philippine Revolution and the American occupation prompted the Holy See to issue the Apostolic Constitution Quae Mari Sinico in 1902. This document, apart from encouraging the gradual transition of ecclesiastical leadership to the Filipino secular clergy, also proposed the formation of new dioceses in Lipa, Zamboanga, Tuguegarao, and Capiz.[6] However, as Quae Mari Sinico does not have a consistorial decree on the proposed new dioceses, they remained in the jurisdiction of their mother dioceses; in the case of Capiz, it remained under the Archdiocese of Jaro.[7]

Decades after the Quae Mari Sinico, the Diocese of Capiz was eventually formed on 27 January 1951 by virtue of the Apostolic Constitution Ex supremi apostolatus. The new diocese was carved from the territory of the Archdiocese of Jaro, and covered the whole civil provinces of Capiz (which included Aklan until 1956) and Romblon.[8]

Two dioceses were eventually created from its territory: the Diocese of Romblon (19 December 1974) and the Diocese of Kalibo (17 January 1976).[9][10]

On 17 January 1976, Pope Paul VI elevated the bishopric to the rank of an archdiocese through his Papal Bull Nimium Patens which turned it into an ecclesiastical province. The dioceses of Romblon and Kalibo became its suffragans.[11]

The archdiocese retained the name Capiz since its establishment predates the renaming of the municipality where it sits into Roxas City (11 April 1951).

Coat of arms[edit]

The silver crescent on the blue background symbolizes the Immaculate Conception, titular of the cathedral. The twins (kapid in Visayan) suggest the name of the territory of the diocese, the province of Capiz. The gold background indicates the unique honor accruing to the province from the fact that the highest men in Church and State at the time when the Philippines became a republic were both from Capiz: the Gabriel M. Reyes then-Archbishop of Manila and Manuel Roxas, the first President of the Third Philippine Republic. Hence, the twin at the dexter side holds a patriarchal cross, insignia of an archbishop, while the one at the sinister side holds a sheathed ancient ceremonial sword of command.[12]

Suffragan dioceses[edit]

List of Ordinaries[edit]

Bishops[edit]

Name Period in Office Coat of Arms
From Until
1. Manuel Porcia Yap† February 13, 1951 March 5, 1952

(Appointment; Bishop of Bacolod)

2. Archbishop Antonio Frondosa Antonio Floro Frondosa† March 5, 1952 January 17, 1976

(Appointment; Archbishop)

Archbishops[edit]

Name Period in Office Coat of Arms
From Until
1. Archbishop Antonio Frondosa Antonio Floro Frondosa† January 17, 1976

(Appointment; former Bishop)

June 18, 1986

(Retirement)

2. Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo† June 18, 1986

(Appointment; former Bishop of Tagbilaran)

November 9, 2011
3. Most Rev. Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, DD Jose Fuerte Advincula November 9, 2011

(Appointment; former Bishop of San Carlos)

June 24, 2021

(Appointment; Archbishop of Manila)

4. Archbishop Victor Bendico Victor Barnuevo Bendico May 3, 2023

(Appointment; former Bishop of Baguio)

incumbent

Auxiliary Bishops[edit]

Name Period in Office Coat of Arms
From Until
1. Vicente Macanan Navarra April 23, 1979 November 21, 1987

(Appointment; Bishop of Kabankalan)

Affiliated bishops[edit]

Administered Schools[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, Roxas City
    Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, Roxas City
  • Saint Therese of Avila Parish Church, Roxas City
    Saint Therese of Avila Parish Church, Roxas City
  • Santa Monica Parish Church, Panay
    Santa Monica Parish Church, Panay
  • St. Thomas of Villanova Parish Church, Dao
    St. Thomas of Villanova Parish Church, Dao
  • Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church, Mambusao
    Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church, Mambusao
  • St. Martin of Tours Parish Church, Dumalag
    St. Martin of Tours Parish Church, Dumalag

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Capiz (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  2. ^ a b "Archdiocese of Capiz". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Capiz (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  4. ^ "Capiz (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  5. ^ "Resignations and Appointments". Holy See Press Office. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Pilario, Daniel Franklin (2015). "Introduction: Quae Mari Sinico and the Church in Disarray" (PDF). In Pilario, Daniel Franklin; Vibar, Gerardo (eds.). Philippine Local Churches after the Spanish Regime: Quae Mari Sinico and Beyond. Manila: Adamson University Press. pp. 1–29.
  7. ^ Magpantay, Melanie; Hila, Antonio (2022). "The Ascendancy of Gabriel M. Reyes to the Archbishopric of Manila (1949-1952)". Philippinana Sacra. LVII (73): 295-342.
  8. ^ "Ex supremi apostolatus" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 43: 264–266. 1951.
  9. ^ "Christi Ecclesia" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 68: 168–169. 1974.
  10. ^ "Animarum utilitas" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 68: 166–167. 1976.
  11. ^ "Nimium patens" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 68: 165–166. 1976.
  12. ^ Madriaga, Mariano (1958). "The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part III. Visayas and Mindanao". Philippine Studies. 6 (2): 165–173. JSTOR 42719371. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  13. ^ Gomes, R. (2021, March 25). Pope appoints new Archbishop in Manila. Vatican News. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-03/pope-frncis-appoints-new-archbishop-manila-philippines-advincula.html
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