Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos

Diocese of San Carlos Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo Diyosesis sang San Carlos Diyosesis sa San Carlos
Location
Country	Philippians
Territory	1st and 2nd Congressional District of Negros Occidental
Ecclesiastical province	Jaro
Metropolitan	Jaro
Statistics
Area	3,041 km^2 (1,174 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 949,000 840,000 (88.5%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	30 March 1987
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Charles Borromeo in San Carlos, Negros Occidental
Patron saint	St Charles Borromeo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gerardo Alimane Alminaza
Metropolitan Archbishop	Angel Lagdameo
Emeritus Bishops	Nicolas M. Mondejar Bishop Emeritus (1987-2001)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church 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 diocese of the Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo City. The seat of the cathedral is the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.^[1]

Ordinaries

• Nicolas M. Mondejar (November 21, 1987 - July 25, 2001)
• Most Rev. Jose F. Advincula, D.D. (July 25, 2001 - November 9, 2011); named Archbishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz, the Philippines
• Rev. Fr. Daniel Patrick Parcon, as Diocese Administrator
• Most Rev. Salvador Trane Modesto, D.D., (Auxiliary Bishop) (June 25, 1988–2005)
• Gerardo Alminaza (September 14, 2013 - present) http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=22578

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

1. Diocese of San Carlos