Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon (Lat: Dioecesis Rombloniesis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The Diocese of Romblon has 24 parishes manned by 30 priests and 1 religious SVD brother. The diocese is divided into 6 vicariates. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz. It covers a land area of 1,355 square kilometers and has a population of 227,621 of which 87 per cent are Catholics. Its titular patron is St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and its secondary patron is the Santo Niño.[1]

Diocese of Romblon Dioecesis Rombloniensis Diyosesis ng Romblon Diyosesis it Romblon
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Romblon
Ecclesiastical province	Capiz
Metropolitan	Capiz
Statistics
Area	1,567 km^2 (605 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010) 312,000 258,176 (82.7%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	19 December 1974
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Romblon
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Narciso Villaver Abellana
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jose Advincula
Vicar General	Nonato Ernie Fetalino

Erected in 1974, the diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz.

Ordinaries

• Nicolas M. Mondejar (19 Dec 1974 Appointed - 21 Nov 1987 Appointed, Bishop of San Carlos)
• Vicente Salgado y Garrucho † (30 May 1988 Appointed - 30 Jan 1997 Resigned)
• Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. (3 Jul 1997 Appointed - 25 Jul 2002 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Sorsogon)
• Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc (11 Jun 2003 Appointed- 25 May 2011 Appointed, Bishop of Kalibo )
• Narciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C. (15 Oct 2013 Appointed)

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

1. http://www.cbcponline.net/romblon/index.html