Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Diocese of Kalibo Dioecesis Kalibensis Diyosesis it Kalibo Diyosesis ng Kalibo
Catholic
Kalibo Cathedral
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Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Aklan
Ecclesiastical province	Capiz[1]
Metropolitan	Capiz
Coordinates	11°40′N 122°20′E / 11.667°N 122.333°E / 11.667; 122.333
Statistics
Area	2,019 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 900,000 672,000[3] (74.7%)
Parishes	24
Schools	3[2]
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	16 January 1976[4]
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint John the BaptistinKalibo, Aklan
Patron saint	Saint John the Baptist St. Niño, Our Lady of The Most Holy Rosary
Secular priests	75
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jose Corazon T. Tala-oc
Metropolitan Archbishop	Victor Barnuevo Bendico
Vicar General	Frederick Malacas

Erected in 1976, the diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz.

The current bishop is Jose Corazon T. Tala-oc, appointed in May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.

The Diocese of Kalibo was created on January 17, 1976, and erected on July 15, 1976, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz. The first bishop was Juan N. Nilmar. The second bishop was Gabriel V. Reyes, installed on January 12, 1993. The third bishop was Jose Romeo O. Lazo. The fourth and current bishop is Jose Corazon T. Tala- oc. The diocese comprises the civil province of Aklan, which was separated politically from the province of Capiz in 1956.

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