Three-dimensionally　ordered　macroporous　(3DOM)　monoclinic　InVO4　and　its　supported　chromia　(yCrO(x)/3DOM　InVO4,　y　denotes　as　the　weight　percentage　of　Cr2O3,　y　=　5,　10,　15,　and　20　wt%)　photocatalysts　were　fabricated　using　the　ascorbic　acid-assisted　polymethyl　methacrylate-templating　and　incipient　wetness　impregnation　methods,　respectively.　Physicochemical　properties　of　the　materials　were　characterized　by　means　of　a　number　of　analytical　techniques.　Photocatalytic　activities　of　the　samples　were　evaluated　for　the　degradation　of　rhodamine　B　(RhB)　in　the　presence　of　H2O2　under　visible-light　illumination.　Compared　to　3DOM　InVO4　and　15CrO(x)/bulk　InVO4,　yCrO(x)/3DOM　InVO4　showed　much　better　visible-light-driven　photocatalytic　performance　for　RhB　degradation,　with　the　15CrO(x)/3DOM　InVO4　sample　performing　the　best.　It　is　concluded　that　the　CrOx　loading,　higher　surface　area　and　surface　oxygen　vacancy　density　and　lower　bandgap　energy　as　well　as　the　better　quality　of　3DOM　structure　were　responsible　for　the　good　photocatalytic　performance　of　15CrO(x)/3DOM　InVO4　for　the　degradation　of　RhB.　(c)　2013　Elsevier　Masson　SAS.　All　rights　reserved.