Archdiocese of Zamboanga
| Archdiocese of Zamboanga | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Diocesan bishop | Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz |
| Auxiliary bishop | Moises Cuevas |
| surface | 1,483 km² |
| Parishes | 26 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 970,600 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 698.830 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 72% |
| Diocesan priest | 54 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,444 |
| Friars | 20 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 77 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculation Conception |
| Website | www.cbcponline.net |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Ipil Territorial Prelature Isabela |
The Archdiocese of Zamboanga ( lat. : Archidioecesis Zamboangensis ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Zamboanga City .
history
The Archdiocese of Zamboanga was established on April 10, 1910 by Pope Pius X from ceding territories from the dioceses of Cebu and Jaro as the Diocese of Zamboanga and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Manila as a suffragan . On January 20, 1933, the diocese of Zamboanga gave up parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Cagayan de Oro . The diocese of Zamboanga was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cebu as a suffragan on April 28, 1934. On June 29, 1951, the diocese of Zamboanga was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro as a suffragan.
The diocese of Zamboanga was on May 19, 1958 by Pope Pius XII. with the Apostolic Constitution Quasi mater raised to the archbishopric. On July 31, 1967, the Archdiocese of Zamboanga gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Dipolog . Another assignment of territory took place on December 24, 1979 to establish the Ipil Territorial Prelature .
The Archdiocese of Zamboanga includes the province of Zamboanga del Sur .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Zamboanga
- Michael James O'Doherty , 1911–1916, then Archbishop of Manila
- James Paul McCloskey , 1917–1920, then Bishop of Jaro
- José Clos y Pagés SJ , 1920-1931
- Luis Del Rosario SJ, 1933-1958
Archbishops of Zamboanga
- Luis Del Rosario SJ, 1958-1966
- Lino Gonzaga y Rasdesales , 1966-1973
- Francisco Raval Cruces , 1973-1994
- Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos , 1994-2006
- Romulo Geolina Valles , 2006–2012
- Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Zamboanga (English)
- Entry about the Archdiocese of Zamboanga on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)