Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo
| Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Apostolic Vicar | Charlie Inzon OMI |
| surface | 2,688 km² |
| Parishes | 6 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 1,736,868 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 24,890 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 1.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 2 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,074 |
| Friars | 16 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 22 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Website | http://www.cbcponline.net/jolo/ |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo ( Latin Vicariatus apostolicus Ioloensis ) is in the Philippines located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Jolo .
history
Pope Pius XII founded the Apostolic Prefecture Sulu on October 28, 1953 from cessions of territory of the territorial prelature Cotabato . On July 12, 1958, it was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Sulu
- Francis Joseph McSorley OMI (1954 - July 12, 1958)
Vicars Apostolic of Jolo
- Francis Joseph McSorley OMI (July 12, 1958 - November 20, 1970, died)
- Philip Francis Smith OMI (June 26, 1972 - April 11, 1979, then Coadjutor Bishop of Cotabato )
- Eli George Dion OMI (January 28, 1980 - February 12, 1999, died)
- Benjamin D. de Jesus OMI (October 11, 1991 - February 4, 1997, died)
- Angelito R. Lampon OMI (November 21, 1997 - November 6, 2018, then Archbishop of Cotabato)
- Charlie Inzon OMI (since April 4, 2020)
See also
Web links
- Entry to Apostolic Vicariate Jolo on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry to Apostolic Vicariate Jolo on gcatholic.org (English)