Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan

The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Calapanensis) is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. In 2010, 756,000 residents had been baptized out of about 814,000 inhabitants.^[2][3]

Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan Vicariatus Apostolicus Calapanensis Bikariyato Apostoliko ng Calapan Vicariato Apostolico de Calapan
Catholic
Calapan Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Oriental Mindoro
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Deaneries	8
Coordinates	13°24′53″N 121°10′49″E
Statistics
Area	4,364 km2 (1,685 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,003,940 931,000[1] (92.7%)
Parishes	21
Churches	41
Schools	14
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	July 2, 1936
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of Santo Niño
Patron saint	Santo Niño
Secular priests	45
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Vicar Apostolic	Moises Magpantay Cuevas
Vicar General	Carlos P. Paglicawan
Map
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate of Calapan.

It has six related parishes. The episcopal residence and seat of the vicariate is the Santo Niño Cathedral located in Calapan.^[4]

On November 13, 2018, Pope Francis has appointed Nestor Adalia, currently the Vicar General of Calapan, to take the post as apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis", meaning "at the disposition of the Holy See" or to take temporary charge of the administration of the apostolic vicariate, due to the health condition of Warlito Itcuas Cajandig. On June 29, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Moises Magpantay Cuevas (previously as Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga) as the 6th Apostolic Vicar of Calapan.

History

The Apostolic Prefecture of Mindoro was created on July 2, 1936, with territories taken from the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Jaro and Lipa, both of which were later elevated into archdioceses.

On July 12, 1951, Pope Pius XII, through the papal bull Merit ab Apostolic, elevated the apostolic prefecture to an apostolic vicariate.^[2]

On December 19, 1974, and January 27, 1983, portions of its territory was lost to the creation of the Diocese of Romblon and the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro.^{[citation needed]}

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefects of Mindoro (1936-1951)

Name		Period in office
1.	Bishop William Finnemann, S.V.D.	December 04, 1936 – October 10, 1942
2.	Fr. Henry Ederle, S.V.D.	June 06, 1946 – July 12, 1951

Apostolic Vicars of Calapan (1951-present)

Name		Period in office	Coat of arms
1.	Bishop Wilhelm Josef Duschak, S.V.D.	July 12, 1951 – November 26, 1973, resigned[3]
2.	Bishop Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D.	November 26, 1973 – September 26, 1988, resigned[3]
3.	Bishop Warlito Itucas Cajandig	April 28, 1989 – November 13, 2018, ceased
4.	Bishop Moises Magpantay Cuevas	June 29, 2023 – present