Archdiocese of Capiz Archidioecesis Capicensis Artsidiyosesis sang Capiz Arkidiyosesis ng Capiz Arquidiocesis de Cápiz | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Capiz |
| Ecclesiastical province | Capiz |
| Metropolitan | Capiz |
| Coordinates | 11°35′01″N122°45′11″E / 11.5836°N 122.7530°E /11.5836; 122.7530 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,663 km2 (1,028 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 37[citation needed] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 July 1951 (Diocese) 17 January 1976 (Archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Patroness | Immaculate Conception |
| Secular priests | 113[citation needed] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Most Rev.Victor Barnuevo Bendico, D.D. |
| Suffragans | Sede vacante (Kalibo) Narciso Abellana (Romblon) |
| Vicar General | Very Rev. Msgr. Rufino Regie Pamposa, PC, VG |
| Episcopal Vicars | Rev. Fr. Berman Ibañez Rev. Fr. Cylvin Gloria Rev. Fr. Freddie Billanes Rev. Fr. Joseph Bernie Barrios |
| Bishops emeritus | CardinalJose Fuerte Advincula (2011–2021) Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo, D.D. (1986-2011) Antonio Floro Frondosa, D.D. (Bishop, 1952-1976) (Archbishop, 1976-1986) Manuel Porcia Yap, D.D. (1951-1952) |
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 Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines | |
TheArchdiocese of Capiz is aLatin Churchmetropolitan archdiocese theCatholic Church in the Philippines. The archdiocese covers the entire province ofCapiz on the island ofPanay in theVisayas, centralPhilippines, and has itssee inRoxas City. As an ecclesiastical province, it also encompasses thesuffragan sees ofKalibo, which oversees the province ofAklan, andRomblon, which oversees the province of thesame name. Its current archbishop isVictor Barnuevo Bendico, who was installed on May 3, 2023.[4]
The tumultuous situation that the Philippine Catholic church had experienced in the aftermath of thePhilippine Revolution and the American occupation prompted theHoly See to issue the Apostolic ConstitutionQuæ 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.[5] However, asQuae 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 theArchdiocese of Jaro.[6]
Decades afterQuæ Mari Sinico, the Diocese of Capiz was eventually formed on 27 January 1951 by virtue of the Apostolic ConstitutionEx supremi apostolatus. The new diocese was carved from the territory of the Archdiocese of Jaro, and covered the whole civil provinces ofCapiz (which includedAklan until 1956) andRomblon.[7]
Two dioceses were eventually created from its territory: theDiocese of Romblon (19 December 1974) and theDiocese of Kalibo (17 January 1976).[8][9]
On 17 January 1976,Pope Paul VI elevated the bishopric to the rank of an archdiocese through his Papal BullNimium Patens which turned it into an ecclesiastical province. The dioceses ofRomblon andKalibo became itssuffragans.[10]
The archdiocese retained the nameCapiz since its establishment predates the renaming of the municipality where it sits into Roxas City (11 April 1951).
The silver crescent on the blue background symbolizes theImmaculate Conception, titular of the cathedral. The twins (kapid in Visayan) suggest the name of the territory of the diocese, the province ofCapiz. 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 thePhilippines became a republic were both from Capiz: theGabriel M. Reyes then-Archbishop of Manila andManuel Roxas, the firstPresident of theThird 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.[11]
| Name | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | |||
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| 1. |  | Manuel Porcia Yap† | February 13, 1951 | March 5, 1952 (Appointment;Bishop ofBacolod) |  |
| 2. | Antonio Floro Frondosa† | March 5, 1952 | January 17, 1976 (Appointment;Archbishop) |  | |
| Name | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | |||
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| 1. | Antonio Floro Frondosa† | January 17, 1976 (Appointment;former Bishop) | June 18, 1986 (Retirement) |  | |
| 2. |  | Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo† | June 18, 1986 (Appointment;former BishopofTagbilaran) | November 9, 2011 |  |
| 3. |  | Jose Fuerte Advincula, O.P. | November 9, 2011 (Appointment;former BishopofSan Carlos) | June 24, 2021 (Appointment;ArchbishopofManila) |  |
| 4. | Victor Barnuevo Bendico | May 3, 2023 (Appointment;former BishopofBaguio) | Incumbent | .svg) | |
| Name | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | |||
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| 1. |  | Vicente Macanan Navarra | April 23, 1979 | November 21, 1987 (Appointment;Bishop ofKabankalan) | |
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