Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines)

The Diocese of San Carlos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was split off from the Diocese of Bacolod together with the Diocese of Kabankalan in 1987 and is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo City. The seat of the cathedral is the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.^[2]

Diocese of San Carlos Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo Diyosesis sang San Carlos Diyosesis sa San Carlos Diyosesis ng San Carlos
Catholic
San Carlos Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	1st and 2nd congressional districts of Negros Occidental (Calatrava, Cadiz, Don Salvador Benedicto, Escalante, Manapla, Sagay, San Carlos, Toboso) Negros Oriental (Canlaon, Guihulngan, Vallehermoso, La Libertad)
Ecclesiastical province	Jaro
Coordinates	10°28′53″N 123°25′07″E
Statistics
Area	3,041 km2 (1,174 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,146,519 980,732[1] (85.5%)
Parishes	34
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 30, 1987
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Charles Borromeo in San Carlos, Negros Occidental
Patron saint	Charles Borromeo
Secular priests	71
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Gerardo Alimane Alminaza
Metropolitan Archbishop	Midyphil B. Billones

Ordinaries

Bishop			Period in Office	Coat of Arms
1.		Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar	21 Nov 1987 - 25 Jul 2001 (13 years, 246 days)
2.		Jose Fuerte Advincula, O.P.	25 Jul 2001 - 9 Nov 2011 (10 years, 107 days)
Sede vacante		Patrick Daniel Yee Parcon Diocesan Administrator	9 Nov 2011 - 14 Sep 2013
3.		Gerardo Alimane Alminaza	14 Sep 2013 – present (11 years, 334 days)

Auxiliary Bishops

Bishop			Period in Office	Coat of Arms
1.		Salvador Trane Modesto	30 Mar 1987 - 25 Jul 2005 (18 years, 117 days)

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines