The Diocese of Kalibo is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Erected in 1976, the diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz.
The Diocese of Kalibo was created on January 17, 1976, and erected on July 15, 1976, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Capiz. The first bishop was Juan N. Nilmar. The second bishop was Gabriel V. Reyes, installed on January 12, 1993. The third bishop was Jose Romeo O. Lazo, and the fourth bishop was Jose Corazon T. Tala- oc. The diocese comprises the civil province of Aklan, which was separated politically from the province of Capiz in 1956.
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Capiz
- Christian organizations established in 1976
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Kalibo
- 1976 establishments in the Philippines
- Religion in Aklan