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TiO porous ceramic/Ag-AgCl composite was prepared by incorporating AgCl nanoparticles within the bulk of TiO porous ceramic followed by reducing Ag in the AgCl particles to Ag species under visible light irradiation. The porous TiO ceramic was physically robust and chemically durable, and the porous structure facilitated the implantation of AgCl NPs. Compared with the bare TiO ceramic, TiO porous ceramic/Ag-AgCl composite exhibited higher photocatalytic performance for the degradation of MO and RhB under visible light irradiation. The reaction rate constants k of MO and RhB degradation over TiO porous ceramic/Ag-AgCl composite was respectively 6.25 times and 3.62 times higher than those recorded over the bare TiO porous ceramic. The photocatalytic activity showed virtually no decline after four times cyclic experiments under visible light irradiation. Scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, X-ray diffraction, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to characterize the TiO porous ceramic/Ag-AgCl composite. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]