Archdiocese of Jaro

Archdiocese of Jaro Archdiocesis Jarensis Arkidiyosesis sang Jaro
Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Jaro
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Antique
Ecclesiastical province	Iloilo
Statistics
Area	5,303 km2 (2,047 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 2,867,713 2,460,470 (85.8%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	May 27, 1865 (Diocese), June 29, 1951 (Archdiocese)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Elizabeth of Hungary, Jaro, Iloilo City
Patron saint	St Elizabeth of Hungary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Angel Lagdameo
Map
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The cathedral for the archdiocese, the Parish of Our Lady of Candles, also known as the Jaro Cathedral is in Jaro, one of six districts of Iloilo City, Iloilo on Panay Island in the Western Visayas.

The Archdiocese of Jaro is one of the oldest sees in the country. It was created a diocese by virtue of a papal bull of Pope Pius IX on May 27, 1865, according to a document signed by Archbishop Gregorio Martinez, then Archbishop of Manila, under whole ecclesiastical province the new diocese belonged as suffragan. The Archdiocese of Jaro covers the provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras, an island off Iloilo. San Jose de Antique on Panay, Bacolod, San Carlos and Kabankalan in Negros Occidental, are suffragans.

The Archdiocese has ninety-one parishes, eighty-five of which are under the direction of the diocesan clergy, and six under the direction of the priests from religious orders. Out of a population of 1,761,419, 89% are Catholic. In 2009, the report of the government shows that it has a total population of 2,333,141. The province is predominantly rural with 72.7 percent of the total population residing in rural areas and only 27.3 percent in urban area. Agriculture, forestry and fishing are the leading major industries.

Its titutar patron saint is St. Elizabeth of Hungary, whose feast is celebrated on November 17.