raised to the rank of metropolitan archbishop, thereby making him the first archbishop of Jaro. On January 17, 1976, Pope Paul VI elevated Capiz to the rank of archdiocese, with the dioceses of Romblon and Kalibo as its suffragans. The Archdiocese of Jaro was left with the dioceses of Bacolod (which eventually was divided into three dioceses, to wit, Bacolod, San Carlos, and Kabankalan) and San Jose de Antique as its suffragans. On 21 February 1981, Pope John Paul II visited the archdiocese and crowned the image of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria at the facade of Jaro Cathedral, the first Marian image crowned personally without a papal legate by a pope. Last 2012, the relics of Saint Clare and the pilgrim image of Pedro Calungsod visited the archdiocese. Last March 15–17, 2013, the pilgrim relics of Therese of the Child Jesus visited the archdiocese a third time. Coat of Arms The black eagle and the three red roses refer to Saint Elizabeth of Hungary or of Thuringia, patroness of the Jaro Cathedral. The coconut on a green knoll represents Jaro. Bishops The current archbishop is Jose Romeo O. Lazo. He was born on 23 January 1949 in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique He attended the St. Vincent Ferrer Major Seminary in Jaro, and was ordained a priest on 1 April 1975 in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique. After his ordination, he pursued higher studies at the East Asian Pastoral Institute, Quezon City in and the Institute of Pastoral Theology in Berkeley, California, United States. In 2003, Lazo was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalibo, and was ordained bishop on 29 December 2003. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique in 2009. On 14 February 2018, Pope Francis appointed him as the archbishop of Jaro following the retirement of Archbishop Angel Lagdameo. Lagdameo served the archdiocese for 17 years. List of bishops and archbishops of Jaro Affiliated bishops Living Jose Romeo O. Lazo (Archbishop: 14 February 2018 – present) Fernando R. Capalla (Priest: 18 March 1961 to 2 April 1975) Jose Serofia Palma (Priest: 21 Aug 1976 to 28 Nov 1997) Emmanuel Celeste Trance (Priest: 17 May 1978 to 14 May 2004) Gerardo Alimane Alminaza (Former Auxiliary Bishop:29 May 2008 to 14 Sep 2013) Deceased Leandro Arrúe Agudo (Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 24 Oct 1897) Teofilo