The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos (

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: ''Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo'') is a Roman Rite

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of the

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of the

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in the

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. The diocese was split off from the

Diocese of Bacolod The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Negros Occidental, Philippines. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jaro, its jurisdiction covers most of the northwestern towns and cities of the ...

together with the

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in 1987 and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jaro in

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. The seat of the cathedral is the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral in

San Carlos City, Negros Occidental San Carlos, officially the City of San Carlos ( ceb, Dakbayan sa San Carlos; hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang San Carlos; fil, Lungsod ng San Carlos), is a 2nd class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2 ...

Ordinaries

Auxiliary Bishops

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Ordinaries

Auxiliary Bishops

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