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{{Infobox diocese
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese
| border = Catholic
| name = Capiz
| name = Capiz
| latin = Archidioecesis Capicensis
| latin = Archidioecesis Capicensis
| local = Artsidiyosesis sang Capiz<br>Arkidiyosesis ng Capiz
| local = {{Lang|Hil|Artsidiyosesis sang Capiz}} <br> {{Lang|tag|Arkidiyosesis ng Capiz}} <br> {{Lang|es|Arquidiocesis de Cápiz}}
| image = Immaculate Concepcion Metropolitan Cathedral Roxas with fountain (Rizal Street, Roxas, Capiz; 04-07-2024).jpg
| coat =[[File:Archdiocese-of-Capiz.png|Archdiocese-of-Capiz|150px]]
| coat_size =
| image_size = 250px
| caption = [[Roxas Cathedral|Immaculate Concepcion Metropolitan Cathedral]], [[Roxas City]]
| coat = Archdiocese_of_Capiz_coat_of_arms_Philippine_Studies_version.svg
| coat_size = 150px
| coat_alt =
| coat_alt =
| flag = <!-- Flag file name (excluding File: prefix) -->
| flag = <!-- Flag file name (excluding File: prefix) -->
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| territory = [[Capiz]]
| territory = [[Capiz]]
| province = Capiz
| province = Capiz <!-- DO NOT wikilink. Only applies to suffragan diocese pages. -->
| metropolitan =
| metropolitan = Capiz <!-- DO NOT wikilink. Only applies to suffragan diocese pages. -->
| archdeaconries =
| archdeaconries =
| deaneries =
| deaneries =
| subdivisions =
| subdivisions =
| coordinates = <!-- Use {{coord}} -->
| coordinates = {{Coord|11.5836|N|122.7530|E|source:wikidata|display=inline,title}}
<!---- Statistics ---->
<!---- Statistics ---->
| area_km2 = 2,663
| area_km2 = 2,663
| area_sqmi = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted -->
| area_sqmi = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted -->
| area_footnotes =
| area_footnotes =
| population = 865,725<ref name="cathhier">{{cite web |title=Archdiocese of Capiz |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcapz.html |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=Catholic Hierarchy}}</ref>
| population = 908,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/capi0.htm?tab=info|title=Capiz (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)|publisher=gcatholic.org|access-date=2023-09-15}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2019
| population_as_of = 2021
| catholics = 810,386<ref name="cathhier">{{cite web |title=Archdiocese of Capiz |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcapz.html |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=Catholic Hierarchy}}</ref>
| catholics = 823,825<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/capi0.htm?tab=info|title=Capiz (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)|publisher=gcatholic.org|access-date=2023-09-15}}</ref>
| catholics_percent = 93.6<ref name="cathhier">{{cite web |title=Archdiocese of Capiz |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcapz.html |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=Catholic Hierarchy}}</ref>
| catholics_percent = 90.7<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/capi0.htm?tab=info|title=Capiz (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)|publisher=gcatholic.org|access-date=2023-09-15}}</ref>
| parishes = 37<ref name="cathhier">{{cite web |title=Archdiocese of Capiz |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcapz.html |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=Catholic Hierarchy}}</ref>
| parishes = 37<ref name="cathhier">{{cite web |title=Archdiocese of Capiz |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcapz.html |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=Catholic Hierarchy}}</ref>
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
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| members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
| members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
<!---- Information ---->
<!---- Information ---->
| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]]
| denomination = [[Catholic]]
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]
| established =
| established = January 27, 1951 (Diocese)<br>January 17, 1976 (Archdiocese)
| cathedral = [[Roxas Cathedral|Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral]]
* 27 January 1951 (Diocese)
* 17 January 1976 (Archdiocese)
| cathedral = [[Roxas Cathedral|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]], [[Roxas City]]
| cocathedral =
| cocathedral =
| patron = <!-- Patron saint(s) of the diocese (or archdiocese) -->
| patron = [[Immaculate Conception]]<!-- Patron saint(s) of the diocese (or archdiocese) -->
| patron_title = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->
| patron_title = Patroness
| priests = 114<ref name="cathhier">{{cite web |title=Archdiocese of Capiz |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcapz.html |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=Catholic Hierarchy}}</ref>
| priests = 113<ref name="cathhier">{{cite web |title=Archdiocese of Capiz |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcapz.html |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=Catholic Hierarchy}}</ref>
<!---- Current leadership ---->
<!---- Current leadership ---->
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change -->
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change -->
| patriarch =
| patriarch =
| major_archbishop =
| major_archbishop = [[Victor Barnuevo Bendico]]
| bishop = [[Victor Barnuevo Bendico|Victor Bendico]]
| bishop =
| bishop_title = Archbishop-elect
| bishop_title = Archbishop
| metro_archbishop =
| metro_archbishop = [[Victor Barnuevo Bendico]]
| coadjutor =
| coadjutor =
| suffragans = Jose Corazon Tala-oc ([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo|Kalibo]])<br/>[[Narciso Villaver Abellana|Narciso Abellana]] ([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon|Romblon]])
| suffragans = Jose Corazon Tala-oc ([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo|Kalibo]]) <br/> [[Narciso Villaver Abellana|Narciso Abellana]] ([[Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon|Romblon]])
| auxiliary_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) -->
| auxiliary_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) -->
| apostolic_admin =
| apostolic_admin =
| vicar_general = Cyril Villareal
| vicar_general = Rufino Regie Pamposa
| episcopal_vicar =
| episcopal_vicar =
| archdeacons = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of first collation); use | archdeacon = for one-->
| archdeacons = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of first collation); use | archdeacon = for one-->
| emeritus_bishops = Cardinal [[Jose Advincula]] (2011-2021)
| emeritus_bishops = [[Jose Advincula]] (2011–2021)
<!---- Map ---->
<!---- Map ---->
| map = [[File:RC Archdiocese of Capiz.png|220px]]
| map = [[File:RC Archdiocese of Capiz.png|220px]]
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| map_caption = Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines
| map_caption = Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines
<!---- Website ---->
<!---- Website ---->
| website = [http://archdioceseofcapiz.org/ Website of the Archdiocese]
| website =
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}


The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz''' is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the [[Catholic Church in the Philippines]]. The archdiocese covers the entire province of [[Capiz]] on the island of [[Panay]] in the [[Visayas]], central [[Philippines]], and has its [[episcopal see|see]] in [[Roxas City]].
The '''Archdiocese of Capiz''' is a [[Latin Church]] [[metropolitan archdiocese]] the [[Catholic Church in the Philippines]]. The archdiocese covers the entire province of [[Capiz]] on the island of [[Panay]] in the [[Visayas]], central [[Philippines]], and has its [[episcopal see|see]] in [[Roxas City]]. As an ecclesiastical province, it also encompasses the [[Suffragan diocese|suffragan]] sees of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo|Kalibo]], which oversees the province of [[Aklan]], and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon|Romblon]], which oversees the province of the [[Romblon|same name]]. Its current archbishop is [[Victor Barnuevo Bendico]], who was installed on May 3, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/03/03/230303b.html|title=Resignations and Appointments|date=March 3, 2023|website=Holy See Press Office|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>


==History==
Following the installation of Cardinal [[Jose Advincula]] as Archbishop of Manila, Cyril Villareal, Vicar General of the archdiocese, was elected as Archdiocesan Administrator on June 28, 2021.
The tumultuous situation that the Philippine Catholic church had experienced in the aftermath of the [[Philippine Revolution]] and the American occupation prompted the [[Holy See]] to issue the Apostolic Constitution ''Quae 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 [[Archdiocese of Lipa | Lipa]], [[Archdiocese of Zamboanga | Zamboanga]], [[Archdiocese of Tuguegarao | Tuguegarao]], and Capiz.<ref> {{cite book |last=Pilario |first=Daniel Franklin |date=2015 |editor1-last=Pilario |editor1-first=Daniel Franklin |editor2-last=Vibar |editor2-first=Gerardo |title=Philippine Local Churches after the Spanish Regime: Quae Mari Sinico and Beyond |location=Manila |publisher=Adamson University Press |pages=1-29 |chapter=Introduction: Quae Mari Sinico and the Church in Disarray |chapter-url=https://www.svst.edu.ph/upload/assets/3IsUhBJVTRh7ZZn9s9PLdpa33dFoXMETZQOYxNDmlAETVW406k.pdf }}</ref> However, as ''Quae 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 the [[Archdiocese of Jaro]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Magpantay |first1=Melanie |last2=Hila |first2=Antonio |title=The Ascendancy of Gabriel M. Reyes to the Archbishopric of Manila (1949-1952) |journal=Philippinana Sacra |date=2022 |volume=LVII |issue=73 |page=295-342 |url=https://philsacra.ust.edu.ph/admin/downloadarticle?id=DE1D020097AA2A3FAC8CD167D47D2CE0}}</ref>


Decades after the ''Quae Mari Sinico'', the Diocese of Capiz was eventually formed on 27 January 1951 by virtue of the Apostolic Constitution ''Ex supremi apostolatus''. The new diocese was carved from the territory of the Archdiocese of Jaro, and covered the whole civil provinces of [[Capiz province|Capiz]] (which included [[Aklan province|Aklan]] until 1956) and [[Romblon province|Romblon]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Ex supremi apostolatus |journal=Acta Apostolicae Sedis |date=1951 |volume=43 |pages=264-266 |url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-43-1951-ocr.pdf}}</ref>
On March 3, 2023, Pope Francis appointed incumbent [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio|Baguio]] Bishop [[Victor Barnuevo Bendico|Victor Bendico]] as archbishop of Capiz.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/03/03/230303b.html|title=Resignations and Appointments|date=March 3, 2023|website=Holy See Press Office|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> No date has been set yet for his installation. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/pope-francis-names-new-capiz-archbishop/|title=RPope Francis names new Capiz archbishop|date=March 3, 2023|website=CBCP News|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
The Diocese of Capiz was carved from the territory of the [[Archdiocese of Jaro]] on 27 January 1951, and covered the whole civil provinces of [[Capiz province|Capiz]] (which included [[Aklan province|Aklan]] until 1956) and [[Romblon province|Romblon]].


Two dioceses were eventually created from its territory: the [[Diocese of Romblon]] (19 December 1974) and the [[Diocese of Kalibo]] (17 January 1976).
Two dioceses were eventually created from its territory: the [[Diocese of Romblon]] (19 December 1974) and the [[Diocese of Kalibo]] (17 January 1976).<ref>{{cite journal |title=Christi Ecclesia |journal=Acta Apostolicae Sedis |date=1974 |volume=68 |pages=168-169 |url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-67-1975-ocr.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Animarum utilitas |journal=Acta Apostolicae Sedis |date=1976 |volume=68 |pages=166-167 |url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-68-1976-ocr.pdf}}</ref>


On 17 January 1976, [[Pope Paul VI]] elevated the bishopric to the rank of an archdiocese through his Papal Bull ''Nimium Patens'' which turned it into an ecclesiastical province. The dioceses of [[Diocese of Romblon|Romblon]] and [[Diocese of Kalibo|Kalibo]] became its [[suffragan]]s.
On 17 January 1976, [[Pope Paul VI]] elevated the bishopric to the rank of an archdiocese through his Papal Bull ''Nimium Patens'' which turned it into an ecclesiastical province. The dioceses of [[Diocese of Romblon|Romblon]] and [[Diocese of Kalibo|Kalibo]] became its [[suffragan]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Nimium patens |journal=Acta Apostolicae Sedis |date=1976 |volume=68 |pages=165-166 |url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS-68-1976-ocr.pdf}}</ref>


The archdiocese retained the name ''Capiz'' since its establishment predates the renaming of the municipality where it sits into Roxas City (11 April 1951).
The archdiocese retained the name ''Capiz'' since its establishment predates the renaming of the municipality where it sits into Roxas City (11 April 1951).


==Coat of Arms==
==Coat of arms==
The silver crescent on the blue background symbolizes the [[Immaculate Conception]], titular of the cathedral. The twins (''kapid'' in Visayan) suggest the name of the territory of the diocese, the province of [[Capiz]]. 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 the [[Philippines]] became a republic were both from Capiz: the [[Gabriel M. Reyes]] then-[[Archbishop of Manila]] and [[Manuel Roxas]], the first [[President of the Philippines|President]] of the [[Third 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.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Madriaga |first=Mariano |date=1958 |title=The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part III. Visayas and Mindanao |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42719371 |journal=Philippine Studies |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=165–173 |doi= |jstor=42719371 |access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref>
The silver crescent on the blue background symbolizes the [[Immaculate Conception]], titular of the cathedral. The twins (''kapid'' in Visayan) suggest the name of the territory of the diocese, the province of [[Capiz]]. 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 the [[Philippines]] became a republic were both from Capiz: the [[Gabriel M. Reyes]] then-[[Archbishop of Manila]] and [[Manuel Roxas]], the first [[President of the Philippines|President]] of the [[Third 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.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Madriaga |first=Mariano |date=1958 |title=The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part III. Visayas and Mindanao |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42719371 |journal=Philippine Studies |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=165–173 |doi= |jstor=42719371 |access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref>


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* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon|Diocese of Romblon]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon|Diocese of Romblon]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo|Diocese of Kalibo]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo|Diocese of Kalibo]]

{{Gallery
|title=
|width=160 | height=170
|align=center
|File:Loctugan Church, Roxas City, Capiz.jpg
|Saint Therese of Avila Parish Church, Roxas City
|File:Church of Pan-ay.JPG
|Santa Monica Parish Church, Panay
|File:Dao Church, Capiz.jpg
|St. Thomas of Villanova Parish Church, Dao
|File:Church of Mambusao, Capiz.jpg
|Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church, Mambusao
|File:Dumalag Church, Capiz.jpg
|St. Martin of Tours Parish Church, Dumalag
}}


==List of Ordinaries==
==List of Ordinaries==


=== Bishops of Capiz ===
=== Bishops ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Name
! colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Name
! colspan="2" |Period in Office
! colspan="2" |Period in Office
! rowspan="2" |Coat of Arms
! rowspan="2" |Coat of Arms
|-
|-
!From
! scope="col" style="width:20%;" | From
!Until
! scope="col" style="width:20%;" | Until
|-
|-
!1.
! scope="row" | 1
| [[File:Bishop Manuel Yap.jpg|164x164px]]
|[[File:Bishop Manuel Yap.jpg|164x164px]]
| [[Manuel Porcia Yap]]
|Manuel Porcia Yap†
| February 13, 1951
|February 13, 1951
| March 5, 1952
|March 5, 1952
(Appointment;
| [[File:Coat of arms of Manuel Porcia Yap as Bishop of Capiz.svg|150px]]
Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod|Bacolod]])
|[[File:Coat of arms of Manuel Porcia Yap as Bishop of Capiz.svg|150px]]
|-
|-
!2.
! scope="row" ! | 2
|[[File:Frondosa1.png|164x164px |Archbishop Antonio Frondosa]]
|
| [[Antonio Floro Frondosa]]
|Antonio Floro Frondosa†
| March 5, 1952
|March 5, 1952
| January 17, 1976
|January 17, 1976
(Appointment;
| [[File:Coat of arms of Antonio Floro Frondosa as Bishop of Capiz.svg|150px]]
Archbishop)
|[[File:Coat of arms of Antonio Floro Frondosa as Bishop of Capiz.svg|150px]]
|}
|}


=== Archbishops of Capiz ===
=== Archbishops ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Name
! colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Name
! colspan="2" |Period in Office
! colspan="2" |Period in Office
! rowspan="2" |Coat of arms
! rowspan="2" |Coat of Arms
|-
|-
!From
! scope="col" style="width:20%;" | From
!Until
! scope="col" style="width:20%;" | Until
|-
|-
!1.
! scope="row" | 1
|[[File:Frondosa1.png|164x164px |Archbishop Antonio Frondosa]]
|Antonio Floro Frondosa†
|January 17, 1976
(Appointment;
former Bishop)
|June 18, 1986
(Retirement)
|[[File:Coat of arms of Antonio Floro Frondosa as Archbishop of Capiz.svg|150px]]
|-
!2.
|[[File:Bishop Onesimo Gordoncillo.jpg|164x164px]]
|[[Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo]]†
|June 18, 1986
(Appointment;
former Bishop
of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran|Tagbilaran]])
|November 9, 2011
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo.svg|150px]]
|-
!3.
|
|
|[[Jose Advincula|Jose Fuerte Advincula]]
| [[Antonio Floro Frondosa]]
|November 9, 2011
| January 17, 1976
(Appointment;
| June 18, 1986
former Bishop
| [[File:Coat of arms of Antonio Floro Frondosa as Archbishop of Capiz.svg|150px]]
of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines)|San Carlos]])
|June 24, 2021
(Appointment;
Archbishop
of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila|Manila]])
|[[File:Coat of arms of Jose Fuerte Advincula.svg|150px]]
|-
|-
!4.
! scope="row" | 2
|
| [[File:Bishop Onesimo Gordoncillo.jpg|164x164px]]
|[[Victor Barnuevo Bendico]]
| [[Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo|Onesimo Cadiz<br />Gordoncillo]]
| June 18, 1986
|May 3, 2023
(Appointment;
| November 9, 2011
former Bishop
| [[File:Coat of Arms of Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo.svg|150px]]
of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baguio|Baguio]])
|incumbent
|[[File:Coat of arms of Victor Barnuevo Bendico (Capiz).svg|150px]]
|}

=== Auxiliary Bishops ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Name
! colspan="2" |Period in Office
! rowspan="2" |Coat of Arms
|-
|-
!From
! scope="row" ! | 3
!Until
| [[File:Cardinal José Lázaro Fuerte Advíncula, Jr., O.P., D.D.jpg|164x164px]]
| [[Jose Advincula|Jose Fuerte Advincula]]
| November 9, 2011
| June 24, 2021
| [[File:Coat of arms of Jose Fuerte Advincula.svg|150px]]
|-
|-
!1.
| colspan="2" |Sede Vacante
|[[File:Bishop Vicente Navarra.jpg|157x157px]]
|Cyril B. Villareal<br/>Archdiocesan Administrator
|[[Vicente Navarra|Vicente Macanan Navarra]]
|June 28, 2021
|April 23, 1979
|Present
|November 21, 1987
(Appointment;
Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan|Kabankalan]])
|
|}
|}


==Affiliated bishops==
==Affiliated bishops==
*[[Gabriel M. Reyes]], parish priest of [[Roxas Cathedral|Capiz]] (1918-1920); [[Archdiocese of Cebu|archbishop of Cebu]] (1934-1949); [[Archdiocese of Manila|Archbishop of Manila]] (1949-1952)
*[[Jaime Sin]], first rector of [[St. Pius X Seminary]] (1957–1967); [[Archdiocese of Jaro|Archbishop of Jaro]] (1972–1974); [[Archdiocese of Manila|Archbishop of Manila]] (1974–2003)
*[[Warlito I. Cajandig]], appointed [[Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan|Apostolic Vicar of Calapan]] in 1989
*[[Jaime Sin]], first rector of [[St. Pius X Seminary]] (1957-1967); [[Archdiocese of Jaro|archbishop of Jaro]] (1972-1974); [[Archdiocese of Manila|archbishop of Manila]] (1974-2003)
*[[Vicente Macanan Navarra|Vicente Navarra]], first [[Diocese of Kabankalan|Bishop of Kabankalan]] (1987–2001); [[Diocese of Bacolod|Bishop of Bacolod]] (2001–2016)
*[[Warlito I. Cajandig]], appointed [[Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan|vicar apostolic of Calapan]] in 1989
*[[Vicente Macanan Navarra|Vicente Navarra]], first [[Diocese of Kabankalan|bishop of Kabankalan]] (1987-2001); [[Diocese of Bacolod|bishop of Bacolod]] (2001-2016)
*[[Victor B. Bendico]], appointed [[Diocese of Baguio|Bishop of Baguio]] in 2017 to 2023; Later he was appointed Archbishop of Capiz in 2023
*[[Jose Advincula]], [[Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines)|Bishop of San Carlos]] (2001–2011); Archbishop of Capiz (2011–2021); appointed [[Archdiocese of Manila|Archbishop of Manila]] in 2021<ref>Gomes, R. (2021, March 25). Pope appoints new Archbishop in Manila. Vatican News. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-03/pope-frncis-appoints-new-archbishop-manila-philippines-advincula.html</ref>
*[[Victor B. Bendico]], appointed [[Diocese of Baguio|bishop of Baguio]] in 2017
*[[Midyphil Billones]], appointed [[Archdiocese of Cebu|auxiliary bishop of Cebu]] in 2019
*[[Jose Advincula]], [[Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines)|bishop of San Carlos]] (2001-2011); archbishop of Capiz (2011–2021); appointed [[Archdiocese of Manila|archbishop of Manila]] in 2021<ref>Gomes, R. (2021, March 25). Pope appoints new Archbishop in Manila. Vatican News. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-03/pope-frncis-appoints-new-archbishop-manila-philippines-advincula.html</ref>


==Administered Schools==
==Administered Schools==
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*[[Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium]] (Roxas City)
*[[Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium]] (Roxas City)
*Colegio De La Purisima Concepcion
*Colegio De La Purisima Concepcion

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
|title=
|width=160 | height=170
|align=center
|File:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Roxas, Capiz 20150815.jpg|Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, Roxas City
|File:Loctugan Church, Roxas City, Capiz.jpg
|Saint Therese of Avila Parish Church, Roxas City
|File:Church of Pan-ay.JPG
|Santa Monica Parish Church, Panay
|File:Dao Church, Capiz.jpg
|St. Thomas of Villanova Parish Church, Dao
|File:Church of Mambusao, Capiz.jpg
|Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church, Mambusao
|File:Dumalag Church, Capiz.jpg
|St. Martin of Tours Parish Church, Dumalag
}}


==See also==
==See also==
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*[http://www.cbcponline.net/capiz/ CBCP]
*[http://www.cbcponline.net/capiz/ CBCP]


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Archdiocese of Capiz

Archidioecesis Capicensis

Artsidiyosesis sang Capiz
Arkidiyosesis ng Capiz
Arquidiocesis de Cápiz
Catholic
Immaculate Concepcion Metropolitan Cathedral, Roxas City
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryCapiz
Ecclesiastical provinceCapiz
MetropolitanCapiz
Coordinates11°35′01″N 122°45′11″E / 11.5836°N 122.7530°E / 11.5836; 122.7530
Statistics
Area2,663 km2 (1,028 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
908,000[1]
823,825[3] (90.7[4]%)
Parishes37[2]
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 27, 1951 (Diocese)
January 17, 1976 (Archdiocese)
CathedralImmaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral
PatronessImmaculate Conception
Secular priests113[2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopVictor Barnuevo Bendico
Metropolitan ArchbishopVictor Barnuevo Bendico
SuffragansJose Corazon Tala-oc (Kalibo)
Narciso Abellana (Romblon)
Vicar GeneralRufino Regie Pamposa
Bishops emeritusJose Advincula (2011–2021)
Map

Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines

The Archdiocese of Capiz is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The archdiocese covers the entire province of Capiz on the island of Panay in the Visayas, central Philippines, and has its see in Roxas City. As an ecclesiastical province, it also encompasses the suffragan sees of Kalibo, which oversees the province of Aklan, and Romblon, which oversees the province of the same name. Its current archbishop is Victor Barnuevo Bendico, who was installed on May 3, 2023.[5]

History

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The tumultuous situation that the Philippine Catholic church had experienced in the aftermath of the Philippine Revolution and the American occupation prompted the Holy See to issue the Apostolic Constitution Quae 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.[6] However, as Quae 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 the Archdiocese of Jaro.[7]

Decades after the Quae Mari Sinico, the Diocese of Capiz was eventually formed on 27 January 1951 by virtue of the Apostolic Constitution Ex supremi apostolatus. The new diocese was carved from the territory of the Archdiocese of Jaro, and covered the whole civil provinces of Capiz (which included Aklan until 1956) and Romblon.[8]

Two dioceses were eventually created from its territory: the Diocese of Romblon (19 December 1974) and the Diocese of Kalibo (17 January 1976).[9][10]

On 17 January 1976, Pope Paul VI elevated the bishopric to the rank of an archdiocese through his Papal Bull Nimium Patens which turned it into an ecclesiastical province. The dioceses of Romblon and Kalibo became its suffragans.[11]

The archdiocese retained the name Capiz since its establishment predates the renaming of the municipality where it sits into Roxas City (11 April 1951).

Coat of arms

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The silver crescent on the blue background symbolizes the Immaculate Conception, titular of the cathedral. The twins (kapid in Visayan) suggest the name of the territory of the diocese, the province of Capiz. 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 the Philippines became a republic were both from Capiz: the Gabriel M. Reyes then-Archbishop of Manila and Manuel Roxas, the first President of the Third 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.[12]

Suffragan dioceses

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List of Ordinaries

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Bishops

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Name Period in Office Coat of Arms
From Until
1. Manuel Porcia Yap† February 13, 1951 March 5, 1952

(Appointment; Bishop of Bacolod)

2. Archbishop Antonio Frondosa Antonio Floro Frondosa† March 5, 1952 January 17, 1976

(Appointment; Archbishop)

Archbishops

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Name Period in Office Coat of Arms
From Until
1. Archbishop Antonio Frondosa Antonio Floro Frondosa† January 17, 1976

(Appointment; former Bishop)

June 18, 1986

(Retirement)

2. Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo† June 18, 1986

(Appointment; former Bishop of Tagbilaran)

November 9, 2011
3. Jose Fuerte Advincula November 9, 2011

(Appointment; former Bishop of San Carlos)

June 24, 2021

(Appointment; Archbishop of Manila)

4. Victor Barnuevo Bendico May 3, 2023

(Appointment; former Bishop of Baguio)

incumbent

Auxiliary Bishops

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Name Period in Office Coat of Arms
From Until
1. Vicente Macanan Navarra April 23, 1979 November 21, 1987

(Appointment; Bishop of Kabankalan)

Affiliated bishops

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Administered Schools

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  • Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, Roxas City
    Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, Roxas City
  • Saint Therese of Avila Parish Church, Roxas City
    Saint Therese of Avila Parish Church, Roxas City
  • Santa Monica Parish Church, Panay
    Santa Monica Parish Church, Panay
  • St. Thomas of Villanova Parish Church, Dao
    St. Thomas of Villanova Parish Church, Dao
  • Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church, Mambusao
    Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church, Mambusao
  • St. Martin of Tours Parish Church, Dumalag
    St. Martin of Tours Parish Church, Dumalag

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Capiz (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  2. ^ a b "Archdiocese of Capiz". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Capiz (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  4. ^ "Capiz (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  5. ^ "Resignations and Appointments". Holy See Press Office. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Pilario, Daniel Franklin (2015). "Introduction: Quae Mari Sinico and the Church in Disarray" (PDF). In Pilario, Daniel Franklin; Vibar, Gerardo (eds.). Philippine Local Churches after the Spanish Regime: Quae Mari Sinico and Beyond. Manila: Adamson University Press. pp. 1–29.
  7. ^ Magpantay, Melanie; Hila, Antonio (2022). "The Ascendancy of Gabriel M. Reyes to the Archbishopric of Manila (1949-1952)". Philippinana Sacra. LVII (73): 295-342.
  8. ^ "Ex supremi apostolatus" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 43: 264–266. 1951.
  9. ^ "Christi Ecclesia" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 68: 168–169. 1974.
  10. ^ "Animarum utilitas" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 68: 166–167. 1976.
  11. ^ "Nimium patens" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis. 68: 165–166. 1976.
  12. ^ Madriaga, Mariano (1958). "The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part III. Visayas and Mindanao". Philippine Studies. 6 (2): 165–173. JSTOR 42719371. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  13. ^ Gomes, R. (2021, March 25). Pope appoints new Archbishop in Manila. Vatican News. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-03/pope-frncis-appoints-new-archbishop-manila-philippines-advincula.html
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