Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo

The Diocese of Kalibo is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.

Erected in 1976, the diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz.

The see is currently vacant (since 16 June 2025). Currently headed by Capiz Archbishop Victor Bendico as Apostolic Administrator.

The Diocese of Kalibo was created on January 17, 1976, and erected on July 15, 1976, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz. The first bishop was Juan N. Nilmar. The second bishop was Gabriel V. Reyes, installed on January 12, 1993. The third bishop was Jose Romeo O. Lazo, and the fourth bishop was Jose Corazon T. Tala- oc. The diocese comprises the civil province of Aklan, which was separated politically from the province of Capiz in 1956.

Ordinaries

Bishop			Period in Office	Coat of Arms
1.	File:Diocese of Kalibo coat of arms.svg	+Juan Nicolasora Nilmar	June 3, 1976 – November 21, 1992	File:Coat of arms of Juan Nicolasora Nilmar.svg
2.	File:Diocese of Kalibo coat of arms.svg	Gabriel Villaruz Reyes	November 21, 1992 – 7 December 27, 2002	File:Coat of arms of Gabriel Villaruz Reyes as Bishop of Kalibo.svg
3.	File:Diocese of Kalibo coat of arms.svg	Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo	November 15, 2003 – July 21, 2009	File:Coat of arms of Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo as Bishop of Kalibo.svg
4.	File:Diocese of Kalibo coat of arms.svg	Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc	May 25, 2011 – June 16, 2025	File:Jose Corazon Talaoc Coat of Arms.svg

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines