Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod (Lat: Dioecesis Bacolodensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.

One of the older dioceses in the Philippines, the diocese was erected in 1932 from territory in both the Archdiocese of Cebu and the Archdiocese of Jaro.

In 1987, the diocese was further subdivided when the Diocese of Kabankalan and the Diocese of San Carlos were both split off.

The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jaro.

The current bishop is Vicente Macanan Navarra, appointed in 2001.

The seat of the diocese is the San Sebastian Cathedral (one of the 12 Cathedrals founded by the Order of Augustinian Recollects]] in the Philippines) with San Diego Pro-cathedral in Silay City, Negros Occidental as the diocese's pro-cathedral, the only one outside Metro Manila.

Ordinaries

• Casimiro Lladoc † (23 Jun 1933 Appointed - 24 Oct 1951 Died)
• Manuel Yap † (5 Mar 1952 Appointed - 16 Oct 1966 Died)
• Antonio Yapsutco Fortich † (13 Jan 1967 Appointed - 31 Jan 1989 Retired)
• Camilo Diaz Gregorio (20 May 1989 Appointed - 28 Aug 2000 Resigned)
• Vicente Macanan Navarra (24 May 2001 Appointed - )

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines