Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan Vicariatus Apostolicus Calapanensis Bikariyato Apostoliko ng Calapan Vicariato Apostolico de Calapan
Calapan Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Oriental Mindoro
Ecclesiastical province	Directly Exempt to the Holy See
Metropolitan	Lipa
Deaneries	6
Statistics
Area	4,364 km2 (1,685 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2020) 965,500 896,190 (92.8%)
Parishes	23
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	July 2, 1936
Cathedral	Cathedral-Parish of Santo Niño
Patron saint	Santo Niño
Secular priests	45
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Gilbert Armea Garcera
Vicar Apostolic	Moises Magpantay Cuevas
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gilbert Armea Garcera
Vicar General	Nestor Adalia
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Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate of Calapan.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Calapanensis) is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. In 2010, 756,000 residents had been baptized out of about 814,000 inhabitants.^{[1] [2]}

It has six related parishes. The episcopal residence and seat of the vicariate is the Santo Niño Cathedral located in Calapan.^[3]

On November 13, 2018, Pope Francis has appointed Nestor Adalia, currently the Vicar General of Calapan, to take the post as apostolic administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis", meaning "at the disposition of the Holy See" or to take temporary charge of the administration of the apostolic vicariate, due to the health condition of Warlito Itcuas Cajandig. On June 29, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Moises Magpantay Cuevas (previously as Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga) as the 6th Apostolic Vicar of Calapan.

History

The Apostolic Prefecture of Mindoro was created on July 2, 1936, with territory taken from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro (both were dioceses then but are archdioceses now).

On July 12, 1951, Pope Pius XII, through the papal bull Merit ab Apostolic, elevated the apostolic prefecture to an apostolic vicariate.^[1]

On December 19, 1974, and January 27, 1983, portions of its territory was lost to the creation of the Diocese of Romblon and the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefects of Mindoro

• Wilhelm Finnemann: December 4, 1936 – October 26, 1942, martyred^[2]
• Henry Ederle: June 21, 1946 – July 12, 1951, resigned

Apostolic Vicars of Calapan

Name		Period in office	Coat of arms
1.	Wilhelm Josef Duschak	July 12, 1951 – November 26, 1973, resigned[2]
2.	Simeon Oliveros Valerio	November 26, 1973 – September 26, 1988, resigned[2]
3.	Warlito Itucas Cajandig	April 28, 1989 – November 13, 2018, ceased
4.	Moises Magpantay Cuevas	June 29, 2023 – present

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