Archdiocese of Cebu
| Archdiocese of Cebu | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Diocesan bishop | Jose Serofia Palma |
| Auxiliary bishop | Midyphil B. Billones |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
Antonio Racelis Rañola Emilio Layon Bataclan |
| surface | 5,088 km² |
| Parishes | 165 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 4,874,961 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 4,299,779 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 88.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 339 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 273 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,026 |
| Friars | 1,095 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 977 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus and of St. Vitales |
| Website | http://www.cbcponline.net/cebu/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Dumaguete Maasin Tagbilaran Talibon |
Development of membership numbers
The Archdiocese of Cebu ( Latin : Archidioecesis Nominis Iesu o Caebuana ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines with its seat in Cebu City .
history
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It was established in 1595 as the diocese of Cebu out of the diocese of Manila and raised to an archbishopric in 1934. Its territory includes the island of Cebu . The diocese gave up on September 17, 1902 parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture Mariana Islands . In 2016 it had 4.3 million people, that is 88 percent of the population of Cebu.
See also
Web links
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