Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod

Diocese of Bacolod Dioecesis Bacolodensis Diocese sang Bacolod
San Sebastian Cathedral, seat of the Diocese of Bacolod
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	3rd and 4th Congressional District of Negros Occidental, Lone Congressional District of Bacolod and Municipality of Hinigaran
Ecclesiastical province	Jaro
Metropolitan	Jaro
Coordinates	10°40′N 122°57′E / 10.667°N 122.950°E / 10.667; 122.950
Statistics
Area	2,019 km2 (780 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 1,474,000 1,211,000 (82.2%%)
Parishes	70
Schools	32
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 July 1932
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Sebastian
Co-cathedral	San Diego Pro-cathedral
Patron saint	Saint Sebastian
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Most Rev. Patricio Buzon, S.D.B., D.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Angel Lagdameo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Negros Occidental, Philippines.

One of the older dioceses in the Philippines, the Diocese of Bacolod was erected on 15 July 1932 from the territories of the Archdiocese of Cebu and the Archdiocese of Jaro.

On 5 April 1955, the Diocese of Bacolod lost territory when the Diocese of Dumaguete (which the diocese covers the entire province of Negros Oriental) was erected. The diocese further lost territory in the entire parts of Negros Occidental province on 30 March 1987 when the Diocese of Kabankalan and the Diocese of San Carlos were erected.

The Diocese of Bacolod actively opposed the passage of Reproductive Health Bill of 2012, organizing rallies against it. Prior to the 2013 elections to the Philippines Senate posters were put up at parish churche that identified the senators who voted for and against passage of the bill as Team Patay (or death) and Team Buhay (or life), respectively, in reference to Team PNoy, the senatorial slate of Philippine President Noynoy Aquino. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) tried to have these posters removed, or at the least reduced in size. The Philippine Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order stopping COMELEC from forcing the removal of the posters.