Diocese of Kabankalan Dioecesis Cabancalensis Diyosesis sang Kabankalan Diyosesis ng Kabankalan Diócesis de Kabankalan | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | 5th and 6th congressional districts ofNegros Occidental exceptHinigaran (Binalbagan,Candoni,Cauayan,Himamaylan,Hinoba-an,Ilog,Isabela,Kabankalan,La Castellana,Moises Padilla,Sipalay) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Jaro |
| Metropolitan | Jaro |
| Deaneries | 5 |
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| Area | 3,923.7 km2 (1,514.9 sq mi)[1] |
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| Parishes | 30 |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 30, 1987 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier inKabankalan |
| Patron saint | Francis Xavier |
| Secular priests | 58 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Louie P. Galbines |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Midyphil B. Billones |
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| Diocese of Kabankalan | |
TheDiocese of Kabankalan (Lat:Dioecesis Cabancalensis) is aLatin Catholicdiocese of theCatholic Church in centralPhilippines. The diocese is centered in theCity of Kabankalan inNegros Occidental province and covers the southern part of the province. The diocese was created in 1987, when theDiocese of Bacolod was split into three dioceses. The other new diocese created is theDiocese of San Carlos, which covers the northeastern part ofNegros Island and includes former parishes of theDiocese of Dumaguete inNegros Oriental province. The Diocese of Kabankalan is a suffragan of theArchdiocese of Jaro like the other two dioceses of Negros Occidental.[3]
The titular patron of the diocese isFrancis Xavier whose feast is celebrated every December 3. The seat of the bishop is the Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral in Kabankalan. The diocesan cathedral is one of the 12 churches founded by theOrder of Augustinian Recollects that are now Catholic cathedrals in thePhilippines.
The yellow background is the color of the Church and of the Papacy. It was for Our Lord’s Church and for his visible representative on earth that ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, the Patron of the Diocese of Kabankalan, incessantly worked and offered his life as a Jesuit missionary. The cross and the hand holding it belongs to this dauntless Saint, who journeyed throughout Asia and the Pacific to set the torch of Faith, Hope and Charity ablaze in the hearts and in the lives of people he converted to Christianity.
The clear skies, the mountains ranges and the sugarcane depict the typical milieu in the Diocese of Kabankalan. The stalks of sugarcane, which remain the chief produce of Negros Island, depict the aim of the Diocese to be in solidarity with its people.
The Diocese of Kabankalan comprises the entire southern portion of Negros Occidental, extending from the town ofLa Castellana, just belowLa Carlota City, all the way toHinoba-an on the southernmost coast. It covers 11cities andmunicipalities of the province occupying a total land area of 3,923.7 square kilometers (1,514.9 sq mi) and, as of 2011, a population of 769,393 of which 80 per cent are Catholics. The cities and municipalities under the Diocese of Kabankalan are Kabankalan,Binalbagan,Himamaylan,Isabela,Moises Padilla,La Castellana,Ilog,Candoni,Cauayan,Sipalay, andHinoba-an.[1]
| Bishop[4] | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | ||||
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| 1. |  | Vicente Macanan Navarra | 21 Nov 1987 (Appointment; formerAuxiliary Bishop of Capiz) | 24 May 2001 (Appointment;Bishop of Bacolod) | (13 years, 184 days) |  |
| Sede Vacante - Diocesan Administrator | Msgr. Rogelio B. Cruz | 24 May 2001 | 27 Dec 2002 | |||
| 2. | Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B | 27 Dec 2002 (Appointment) | 24 May 2016 (Appointment;Bishop of Bacolod) | (13 years, 149 days) |  | |
| Sede Vacante - Diocesan Administrator | Msgr. Rolando G. Nueva | 24 May 2016 | 12 Mar 2018 | |||
| 3. | | Louie Patalinghug Galbines[5] | 12 Mar 2018 (Appointment) | Incumbent | (7 years, 342 days) |  |
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