José S. Palma

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Not to be confused with
José Palma, the 19th century lyricist of the Philippine National Anthem
.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Serofia and the surname or paternal family name is Palma.
Catholicism
Previous post(s)
Alma materSt. Vincent Ferrer Seminary
St. Joseph Regional Seminary
Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
MottoLatin: Non nobis Domine ("Not to us O Lord", Psalm 115:1)
SignatureJosé S. Palma's signature
Coat of armsJosé S. Palma's coat of arms
Styles of
José S. Palma
Reference style
The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

José Serofia Palma O.P. (born 19 March 1950) is a Filipino prelate and a professed member of the Dominican Order[1] who is currently serving as the Archbishop of Cebu since 15 October 2010.[2] He had previously served as Archbishop of Palo in Leyte. He also served as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 2011 to 2013.

Early life

Palma was born in

ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Jaro on 21 August 1976.[3]

Palma earned a doctorate from the

Pontifical University of Saint Thomas, Angelicum in Rome
in 1987 with a dissertation entitled Death as an Act: A Dialogue in Eschatology with Contemporary Theologians.

Priesthood

After a year as assistant priest at the Jaro Cathedral, he taught at his

Titular Bishop of Vazari Diddi and Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu. He was consecrated on 13 January 1998. Exactly a year later, he was made Bishop-Ordinary of the See of Calbayog
.

As archbishop

Archbishop of Palo

On 18 March 2006, Palma was appointed

Pedro R. Dean
.

Archbishop of Cebu

On 15 October 2010 he was appointed Archbishop of Cebu, replacing Cardinal

Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines
from 1 December 2009 until 11 July 2011 on which he was elected president.

In 2018 he joined the Order of Preachers.[5]

Pope Francis named him a member of the Pontifical Council for Culture on 11 November 2019.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Archbishop Palma Joins Dominican Order". CBCPNews. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Cebu (Filippine) e Nomina del Successore". press.catholica.va (in Italian). 15 October 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu, Philippines". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ Parco, Bernadette A.; Vestil, Justin K. (13 January 2011). "Joy and Sadness Greet Changing of the Guard". Sun.Star Cebu. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Archbishop Palma joins Dominican Order". CBCPNews. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 11.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Pedro R. Dean
 Archbishop of Palo
2006–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Cebu
2011–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Nereo P. Odchimar
 CBCP President
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
Socrates B. Villegas
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