Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capiz
Archdiocese of Capiz Archidioecesis Capicensis Artsidiyosesis sang Capiz | |
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| File:Archdiocese of Capiz coat of arms current.svg Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Capiz |
| Ecclesiastical province | Capiz |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,663 km2 (1,028 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 794,359 741,000 (93.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 January 1951 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Roxas, Capiz |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Advincula |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Kalibo Diocese of Romblon |
| Vicar General | Rev. Fr. Cyril Villareal |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
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
List of Archbishops
- Manuel Yap † : 29 May 1951 - 5 March 1952
- Antonio Frondosa † : 5 Mar. 1952 - 18 Jun. 1986
- Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo † : 18 Jun. 1986 - 9 November 2011
- Jose Advincula: 9 November 2011 - present
Administered Schools
- St. Pius X Seminary (Roxas City)
- Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium (Roxas City)
- Colegio De La Purisima Concepcion (Roxas City)
- Nuestra Señora Del Pilar Parochial School (Pilar)
- Our Lady Of Snows Institute (Dumarao)
- Parish School Of St. Isidore (Pontevedra)
- St. Catherine Academy (Mambusao)
- St. Lawrence Parochial School (Panitan)
