Bishop of Romblon

Bishopric
Catholic
Incumbent:
Narciso Abellana
Location
Ecclesiastical province| Capiz
Information
First holder| Nicolas M. Mondejar
Established| 19 December 1974
Diocese| Romblon
Cathedral| St. Joseph's Cathedral

The Bishop of Romblon is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Romblon in the Ecclesiastical Province of Capiz, Philippines. The current bishop is Narciso Abellana y Villaver.[1][2] The local church of the Diocese of Romblon has shown tremendous growth since its erection in April 1974. Although the local situation is characterized by massive poverty because a majority of its people are poor fisher folk and marginalized farmers, the resources and strength of the Romblomanons, as the native inhabitants are called, have come to the fore to solve the vital problems that beset the diocese.

Romblon is a province composed of 20 islands and islets surrounded by deep waters in the Western Visayas region known as Region IV. Its three main islands – Tablas, Sibuyan and Romblon lie between the western tip of Panay Island and the end of the Bondoc Peninsula in Luzon. The Sibuyan Sea surrounds and separates them from the mainland of Luzon and the rest of the Visayas.

## Bishops of Romblon[edit]

Bishops of Romblon

From  | Until  | Incumbent  | Notes
19 December 1974  | 21 November 1987  | Nicolas M. Mondejar | Ilonggo appointed Bishop of Romblon in 1974 and appointed Bishop of San Carlos, Negros Occidental in 1987[3]
30 May 1988  | 30 January 1997  | Vicente Salgado y Garrucho | Appointed bishop on 30 May 1988 and resigned office on 30 January 1997
3 July 1997  | 25 July 2002  | Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. | Appointed Bishop of Romblon on 3 July 1997 and was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sorsogon on 25 Jul 2002
11 June 2003  | 25 May 2011  | Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc | Appointed bishop on 11 June 2003 was appointed Bishop of Kalibo on 25 May 2011
15 October 2013  | incumbent  | Narciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C.  | Native of Talisay, Cebu and current bishop of Romblon

## See also[edit]

* Catholic Church in the Philippines

## References[edit]

1. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dromb.html[self-published source]
2. ^ "Diocesan Curia". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
3. ^ "Most Rev. Nicolas M. Mondejar, D.d." Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2015-10-31.

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