Diocese of

Bacolod

Philippines

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Bacolod / Bacoloden(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Jaro

Neighbouring Dioceses: Jaro (←), San Carlos (→), Kabankalan (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Sebastian (January 20), Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1932.07.15: Established as Diocese of Bacolod / Bacoloden(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Cebu and Diocese of Jaro and became suffragan of Manila)
1951.06.29: Became suffragan of Jaro
1955.04.05: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Dumaguete
1987.03.30: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Kabankalan and Diocese of San Carlos

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1981.02)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2026.05.14 – ...):

Bishop Louie Patalinghug Galbines (59)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Bacolod (Roman Rite)

Bishop Louie Patalinghug Galbines (59)
(2026.05.14 – ...)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines)

Born:	1966.11.18 (Aliwanag, Sagay, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1994.04.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2018.05.28

Priest of Bacolod (Philippines) (1994.04.29 – 2018.03.12)

Bishop of Kabankalan (Philippines) (2018.03.12 – 2026.05.14)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) (2026.05.14 – ...)

Bishop Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. (76)
(2016.05.24 – 2026.05.14)

Bishop emeritus of Bacolod (Philippines)

Adveniat regnum tuum

Born:	1950.03.14 (San Nicolas, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1976.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.02.19

Bishop of Kabankalan (Philippines) (2002.12.27 – 2016.05.24)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) (2016.05.24 – 2026.05.14)

Bishop Vicente Macanan Navarra (87)
(2001.05.24 – 2016.05.24)

Bishop emeritus of Bacolod (Philippines)

Adsum meam Domini

Born:	1939.01.22 (Mambusao, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1962.04.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1979.06.26

Priest of Capiz (Philippines) (1962.04.07 – 1979.04.23)

Titular Bishop of Velefi (1979.04.23 – 1987.11.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Capiz (Philippines) (1979.04.23 – 1987.11.21)

Bishop of Kabankalan (Philippines) (1987.11.21 – 2001.05.24)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) (2001.05.24 – 2016.05.24)

Bishop Camilo Diaz Gregorio
(1989.05.20 – 2000.08.28)

Servire cum lætitia

Born:	1939.09.25 (Cuyapo, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1963.12.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.03.29
Died:	2018.05.21 (San Juan City, Philippines † 78)

Priest of San Jose de Nueva Ecija (Philippines) (1963.12.01 – 1987.01.12)

Titular Bishop of Girus (1987.01.12 – 1989.05.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1987.01.12 – 1989.05.20)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) (1989.05.20 – 2000.08.28)

Bishop-Prelate of Batanes (Philippines) (2003.09.13 – 2017.05.20)

Bishop Antonio Yapsutco Fortich
(1967.01.13 – 1989.01.31)

Born:	1913.08.11 (Dumaguete, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1944.03.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.02.24
Died:	2003.07.02 (Bacolod, Philippines † 89)

Priest of Bacolod (Philippines) (1944.03.04 – 1967.01.13)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) (1967.01.13 – 1989.01.31)

Bishop Manuel Yap
(1952.03.05 – 1966.10.16)

Born:	1900.06.17 (Cárcar, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1929.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1951.05.01
Died:	1966.10.16 († 66)

Bishop of Capiz (Philippines) (1951.02.13 – 1952.03.05)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) (1952.03.05 – 1966.10.16)

Bishop Casimiro Lladoc
(1933.06.23 – 1951.10.24)

Born:	1893.03.04 (Pilar, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1918.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1933.09.16
Died:	1951.10.24 († 58)

Bishop of Bacolod (Philippines) (1933.06.23 – 1951.10.24)

Special Churches

Cathedral: San Sebastian Cathedral, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Negros Island
Pro-Cathedral: Pro-Cathedral of San Diego, Silay City, Negros Occidental, Negros Island
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (76)

Jaro (←), San Carlos (→), Kabankalan (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 2,019 km²

Population: 1,309,520 Catholics (79.0% of 1,657,620 total)

Pastoral Centres: 68 parishes

Personnel: 162 priests (109 diocesan, 53 religious), 271 religious (100 brothers, 171 sisters), 40 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.05.16

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