Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabankalan (Lat: Dioecesis Cabancalensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in central Philippines. The Roman Rite Latin Church diocese is centered in the City of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental province and covers the southern part of the province. The diocese was created in 1987, when the Diocese of Bacolod was split into three dioceses. The other new diocese created is the Diocese of San Carlos, which covers the northeastern part of Negros Island and includes former parishes of the Diocese of Dumaguete in Negros Oriental province. The Diocese of Kabankalan is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jaro like the other two dioceses of Negros Occidental.^[2]

The titular patron of the diocese is Saint Francis Xavier whose feast is celebrated every December 3. The seat of the bishop is the Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral in Kabankalan. The diocesan cathedral is one of the 12 churches founded by the Order of Augustinian Recollects that are now Catholic cathedrals in the Philippines.

Jurisdiction

The Diocese of Kabankalan comprises the entire southern portion of Negros Occidental, extending from the town of La Castellana, just below Carlota City, all the way to Hinoba-an on the southernmost coast. It covers 11 cities and municipalities of the province occupying a total land area of 3,923.7 square kilometers (1,514.9 sq mi) and, as of 2011, a population of 769,393 of which 80 per cent are Catholics. The cities and municipalities under the Diocese of Kabankalan are Kabankalan, Binalbagan, Himamaylan, Isabela, Moises Padilla, La Castellana, Ilog, Candoni, Cauayan, Sipalay, and Hinoba-an except Hinigaran .^[1]

Ordinaries

• Vicente Macanan Navarra (21 Nov 1987 Appointed - 24 May 2001 Appointed, Bishop of Bacolod)
• Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. (27 Dec 2002 Appointed - 24 May 2016 Appointed, Bishop of Bacolod)

Vicariates, parishes and chaplaincy

The following are the five vicariates of the diocese and their parishes and chaplaincy:^[1]

I. Vicariate of Kabankalan

Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Norberto E. Chavez

• Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Ricon B. Dagunan

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Fr. Sabiniano P. Pinsoy Jr.

• Chaplaincy of Our Lady of Candelaria, Oringao, Kabankalan City

Chaplain: Rev. Fr. Eryl D. Agus

• Parish of Saint Isidore the Laborer, Salong, Kabankalan City

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Norberto E. Chavez

• Chaplaincy of Saint John the Baptist, SONEDCO, Kabankalan City

Chaplain: Rev. Fr. Jiver H. Alipoon

• Chaplaincy of Saint Joseph, Tabugon, Kabankalan City

Chaplain: Rev. Fr. Robert M. Sermona

• Parish of Christ the King, Magballo, Kabankalan City

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Jose Severino G. Nacional III

• Chaplaincy of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Tapi, Kabankalan City

Chaplain: Rev. Fr. Romeo Arpeh D. Daub

• Chaplaincy of Saint Vincent Ferrer, Binicuil, Kabankalan City

Chaplain: Rev. Fr. Jose Ma. B. Cadungon

II. Vicariate of Binalbagan

Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Carlos G. Ybesate

• Parish of Saint Isidore the Laborer, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Msgr. Joel A. Rubin, VG

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Fr. Johnie Peracullo

• Chaplaincy of Our Lady of Peace, Biscom, Sugar Central, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental

Chaplain: Rev. Fr. Michael Doohan, MSSC

• Parish of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Aguisan, Himamaylan, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Carlos G. Ybesate

• Parish of Our Lady of Snows, Himamaylan, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Tranquilino G. Nacional

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Fr. Redgie G. Zaspa

• Parish of Saint Raymond Nonnatus, Su-ay, Himamaylan, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Marlon S. Tejada

III. Vicariate of Isabela

Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Artemio T. Tubongbanua

• Parish of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, Isabela, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Leopoldo D. Cahilig

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Fr. Romel M. Enar

• Parish of Saint Isidore the Laborer, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Baltazar E. Bandua

• Parish of Saint Vincent Ferrer, La Castellana, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Artemio T. Tubongbanua

• Parish of Our Lady of Salvation, Cabacungan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Jose Rodel E. Sampollo

• Parish of Saint Blaise, Payao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Henry G. Pineda

IV. Vicariate of Dancalan

Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Jose Rembert G. Rivera

• Parish of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Dancalan, Ilog, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Fernando E. Villanueva, Jr.

• Parish of Saint John the Baptist, Ilog, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Joseph Vincent A. Chua

• Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Candoni, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Ricaredo A. Londres

• Parish of Saint Paul, Cauayan, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Jose Rembert G. Rivera

• Parish of Saint Francis Borgia, Isio, Cauayan, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. John M. Alipoon

V. Vicariate of Sipalay

Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Jose Gerson P. Te-Ad

• Parish of Saint Joseph The Husband of Mary, Inayauan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Ramon T. Olam

• Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sipalay, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Rolando G. Nueva

• Chaplaincy of Saint Joseph the Worker, San Jose, Sipalay, Negros Occidental

Chaplain: Rev. Fr. Ferdinand S. Fernandez

• Parish of Our Lady of Sorrows, Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Ariel D. Gregorio

• Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Jose Gerson P. Te-Ad

• Parish of Our Lady of Candelaria, Culipapa, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental

Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Pedro L. Dongor

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

Coordinates: 9°59′21″N 122°48′53″E / 9.9892°N 122.8147°E / 9.9892; 122.8147