Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines)

Diocese of San Carlos

Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo

Diyosesis sang San Carlos
Diyosesis sa San Carlos
Diyosesis ng San Carlos
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPhilippines
Territory
Ecclesiastical provinceJaro
Coordinates10°28′53″N 123°25′07″E / 10.48131°N 123.41848°E / 10.48131; 123.41848
Statistics
Area3,041 km2 (1,174 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
1,146,519
980,732[1] (85.5%)
Parishes34
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 30, 1987
CathedralCathedral of St Charles Borromeo in San Carlos, Negros Occidental
Patron saintCharles Borromeo
Secular priests71
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGerardo Alimane Alminaza
Metropolitan ArchbishopJose Romeo Lazo

The Diocese of San Carlos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was split off from the Diocese of Bacolod together with the Diocese of Kabankalan in 1987 and is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo City. The seat of the cathedral is the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.[2]

  1. ^ "San Carlos(Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ "San Carlos (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.

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