Archdiocese of Jaro

The Archdiocese of Jaro (; ; ; ) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church headquartered in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines. Its episcopal see is at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, also the National Shrine of Our Lady of Candles, as its seat. The metropolitan archdiocese covers the provinces of Iloilo, Guimaras, Antique, and Negros Occidental. Its titular patron saint is Elizabeth of Hungary, whose feast is celebrated on November 17. according to a document signed by Archbishop Gregorio Martinez, then archbishop of Manila. The diocese was created from the territory of the Archdiocese of Manila. Its first bishop was Mariano Cuartero, a Dominican missionary in the Philippines, who took possession of the diocese, on April 25, 1868. On June 29, 1951, it was raised as a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius XII.

Coat of arms

The black eagle and the three red roses refer to Saint Elizabeth of Hungary or of Thuringia, patroness of the Jaro Cathedral. The coconut on a green knoll represents Jaro.

Ordinaries

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! colspan=3 |Bishop!! Period in office !! Notes !! Coat of Arms

|- align=center

! colspan="8" style="background:#D6EAF8;" | Bishops of Jaro (May 27, 1865 – June 29, 1951)

|| 1 ||100px || Mariano Cuartero y Medina, O.P.|| September 20, 1867 – July 16, 1884 () || Died in office || 150px

|| 2 || 100px || Leandro Arrúe Agudo, O.A.R.|| March 27, 1885 – October 24, 1897 ()|| Died in office||150px

|| 3 || 105px || Andrés Ferrero y Malo de San José, O.A.R. || March 24, 1898 – October 27, 1903 () || Resigned ||150px

|| 4 || 100px || Frederick Zadok Rooker || June 12, 1903 – September 20, 1907 () || Died in office ||150px

|| 5 || 162x162px|| Dennis Joseph Dougherty || April 19, 1908 – December 6, 1915 () || Appointed Bishop of Buffalo ||158x158px

|| 6 || 159x159px|| Maurice Patrick Foley || September 6, 1916 – August 7, 1919 () || Died in office || 150px

|| 7 || 161x161px|| James Paul McCloskey|| March 8, 1920 – April 10, 1945 () || Died in office || 150px

|| 8 || || José María Cuenco || November 24, 1945 – June 29, 1951 () || Elevated to archbishop in 1951 || 150px

! colspan="8" style="background:#D6EAF8;" | Archbishops of Jaro (June 29, 1951 – present)

|| 1 || || José María Cuenco || June 29, 1951 – October 8, 1972 () || Died in office || 150px

|| 2 || 146x146px|| Jaime Lachica Sin, O.F.S. || October 8, 1972 – January 21, 1974 () || Appointed Archbishop of Manila || 150px

|| 3 || 100px || Artemio G. Casas || May 11, 1974 – October 25, 1985 () || Resigned || 150px

|| 4 || || Alberto Jover Piamonte || April 2, 1986 – December 17, 1998 () || Died in office || 150px

|| 5 || 100px || Angel Lagdameo || May 9, 2000 – February 14, 2018 () || Retired || 150px

|| 6 || 100px || Jose Romeo O. Lazo || April 17, 2018 – February 2, 2025 () || Retired || 150px

|| 7 || 136x136px|| Midyphil B. Billones || April 2, 2025 – present () || || 150px

Affiliated bishops

Living

Midyphil B. Billones (Archbishop: February 2, 2025 – present)
Jose Romeo O. Lazo (Archbishop: February 14, 2018 – February 2, 2025)
Jose Serofia Palma (Priest: August 21, 1976 – November 28, 1997)
Emmanuel Celeste Trance (Priest: May 17, 1978 – May 14, 2004)
Gerardo Alimane Alminaza (Former Auxiliary Bishop: May 29, 2008 – September 14, 2013)

Deceased

Fernando R. Capalla (Priest: March 18, 1961 – April 2, 1975)
Leandro Arrúe Agudo (Bishop: March 27, 1885 – October 24, 1897)
Teofilo Bastida Camomot (Auxiliary Bishop: March 23, 1955 – June 10, 1958)
Artemio G. Casas (Archbishop: May 11, 1974 – 25 October 25, 1985)
Mariano Cuartero y Medina (Bishop: September 20, 1867 – July 16, 1884)
José María Cuenco (Auxiliary Bishop: November 22, 1941; Bishop: November 24, 1945; Archbishop: June 29, 1951 – October 8, 1972)
Dennis Joseph Dougherty (Bishop: April 19, 1908 – December 6, 1915)
Andrés Ferrero y Malo de San José (Bishop: March 24, 1898 – October 27, 1903)
Maurice Patrick Foley (Bishop: September 6, 1916 – August 7, 1919)
James Paul McCloskey (Bishop: March 8, 1920 – April 10, 1945)
Juan Nicolasora Nilmar (Auxiliary Bishop: February 20, 1959 – January 3, 1967)
Alberto Jover Piamonte (Priest: March 22, 1958; Auxiliary Bishop: December 28, 1974; Archbishop: April 2, 1986 – December 17, 1998)
Frederick Zadok Rooker (Bishop: June 12, 1903 – September 20, 1907)
Jaime Lachica Sin (Priest: April 3, 1954; Auxiliary Bishop: February 10, 1967; Coadjutor Archbishop: January 15, 1972; Archbishop: October 8, 1972 – January 21, 1974)
Angel N. Lagdameo (Archbishop Emeritus: March 11, 2000 – February 14, 2018)

Suffragan dioceses and bishops

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" |Diocese!! colspan=2 | Bishop !! Period in Office !! Coat of Arms

||159x159px||Bacolod (Negros Occidental) || || Patricio A. Buzon || August 9, 2016 – present () || 159x159px

||159x159px||Kabankalan (Negros Occidental) || || Louie P. Galbines || May 29, 2018 – present () || 159x159px

||159x159px||San Carlos (Negros Occidental) || || Gerardo A. Alminaza || November 14, 2013 – present () || 159x159px

||159x159px||San Jose de Antique (Antique) || 159x159px || Marvyn A. Maceda || April 9, 2019 – present () || 159x159px

References

External links

Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines
Archdiocese of Jaro on Catholic-Hierarchy.org