Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz


The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The archdiocese covers the entire Philippine province of Capiz on the island of Panay in the Visayas, central Philippines, and has its see in Roxas City.
The reigning Archbishop of Capiz is José Advincula.

History

The Diocese of Capiz was carved from the territory of the Archdiocese of Jaro on 27 January 1951, and covers the whole civil province of Capiz and Roxas City, with the dioceses of Kalibo and Romblon as suffragans under the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Capiz.
On 17 January 1976, Blessed Pope Paul VI elevated the bishopric to the rank of archdiocese. It is the only Catholic Diocese or Archdiocese to bear the name of its home province rather than the specific City, Town or District that serves as the Seat of a Diocese or Archdiocese

Suffragan dioceses