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Archdiocese of Cebu

Archidioecesis Nominis Iesu o Caebuana



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Bishop(s)

  • Jose Serofia Palma, Archbishop
  • Midyphil Bermejo Billones, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Ruben Caballero Labajo, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Emilio Layon Bataclan, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
  • Antonio Racelis Rañola, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 28 April 1934
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Philippines
  • Square Kilometers: 5,088 (1,965 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://archdioceseofcebu.ph/
  • Mailing Address: Chancery, Cardinal Rosales Pastoral Center, 2nd Floor Caritas Bldg., Cor. P. Gomez and P. Burgos St., 6000 Cebu City, Philippines
  • Telephone: (032)254.1861; 253.0123

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Cebu
14 August 1595ErectedDiocese of Manila Diocese of Nueva Caceres (erected)
Diocese of Cebu (erected)
Diocese of Nueva Segovia (erected)
27 May 1865Territory LostDiocese of Cebu Diocese of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta (erected)
17 September 1902Territory LostDiocese of Cebu Prefecture Apostolic of Marianne Islands (erected)
10 April 1910Territory LostDiocese of Cebu (Provinces of Samar and Leyte) Diocese of Calbayog (erected)
10 April 1910Territory LostDiocese of Cebu
Diocese of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta
Diocese of Zamboanga (erected)
15 July 1932Territory LostDiocese of Cebu (Siqujior island)
Diocese of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta (Negros island along with small islands to the East)
Diocese of Bacolod (erected)
Archdiocese of Cebu
28 April 1934ElevatedDiocese of Cebu Archdiocese of Cebu
8 November 1941Territory LostArchdiocese of Cebu (Bohol along with Panglao, Lapinin, Jau, Mahanay, Eandayan, Pangangan, and Cabildo islands) Diocese of Tagbilaran (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Cebu
19501,112,2641,122,13299.1%74601348,300598764ap1951
19581,139,0001,169,08197.4%103851886,05810518971ap1960
19701,733,0771,810,00095.8%1381302686,46614930789ap1971
19801,998,2092,326,00085.9%1471342817,111190426105ap1981
19902,285,0002,570,00088.9%1931383316,903314528119ap1991
19992,733,2903,159,64886.5%2652375025,444417818135ap2000
20002,787,9563,222,84186.5%2752265015,564465879136ap2001
20012,815,8363,255,07086.5%2772124895,758471988137ap2002
20022,843,9943,287,62186.5%2832865694,998556990138ap2003
20032,872,4343,320,49786.5%2932995924,852641995138ap2004
20043,268,0813,652,54689.5%2992905895,548607927138ap2005
20063,415,0003,789,00090.1%2924467384,6277441,020137ap2007
20134,079,7384,609,59088.5%3362776136,65511,0781,144145ap2014
20164,299,7794,874,96188.2%3392736127,0251,095977165ap2017
20194,445,1255,078,76087.5%3462686147,2391,0711,047167ap2020
20214,588,4355,242,49987.5%3622506127,4971,0531,043167ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Cebu
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 113, to Page 114
  • Archdiocese of Cebu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 27, Page 263, and Page 264

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