Territorial Prelature of Marawi

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Territorial Prelature of Marawi
Marawi Territorial Prelature map
Basic data
Country Philippines
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Ozamis
prelate Edwin de la Peña y Angot MSP
founding 1976
surface 4,587 km²
Parishes 4 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 )
Residents 884.099 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 )
Catholics 43,127 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 )
proportion of 4.9%
Diocesan priest 4 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 )
Religious priest 6 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 )
Catholics per priest 4,313
Friars 6 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 )
Religious sisters 6 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Filipino
English
cathedral Cathedral of Maria Auxiliadora
address 9700 Marawi City; PO Box 5605, Iligan City, 9200 Lanao del Norte, Philippines
Website www.cbcponline.net

The Territorial Prelature Marawi ( Latin : Territorialis Territorialis Praelatura Maraviensis ) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature based in Marawi City on Mindanao Island in the Philippines .

Pope Paul VI founded on November 20, 1976 the territorial prelature Marawi from territory cessions of the territorial prelature Iligan and subordinated them to the Archdiocese of Ozamis . It includes the province of Lanao del Sur .

Prelates of Marawi

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