Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato

Coordinates: 7°13′16″N 124°14′49″E / 7.2211°N 124.2470°E / 7.2211; 124.2470
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Archdiocese of Cotabato

Archidioecesis Cotabatensis

Arkidiyosesis ng Cotabato (Tagalog)
Arkidiyosis sang Cotabato (Hiligaynon)
Artsidiyosesis sa Cotabato (Cebuano)
Arquidiócesis de Cotabato (Spanish)
Catholic
Marbel
)
Orlando Quevedo
(Archbishop, 1998-2018)
Map
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato is a

Banisilan, Cotabato
.

Its seat is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cotabato City. The Archbishop's Palace is at 158 Sinsuat Avenue, Rosary Heights, Cotabato City.

Its current archbishop is Angelito Lampon following the retirement of Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, whose resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on 6 November 2018. He was installed on January 31, 2019.[2]

History

On 11 August 1950, the Territorial Prelature of Cotabato and Sulu was formed out of the

Territorial prelature
included the three provinces of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao.

On 28 October 1953 it was renamed Territorial Prelature of Cotabato when it lost territory to the new the

Territorial Prelature of Marbel
.

On 5 November 1979, Pope John Paul II elevated the Diocese of Cotabato into Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cotabato.

Coat of arms of the then-Territorial Prelature of Cotabato.

Ordinaries

Metropolitan archbishops

Archbishop Period in Office Coat of Arms
1. Gerard Mongeau March 27, 1951 - 12 June 1976 (as Territorial Prelate of Cotabato and Sulu and Territorial Prelate of Cotabato)
(25 years, 77 days)
12 June 1976 - 5 November 1979 (as Bishop of Cotabato)
(3 years, 146 days)
5 November 1979 - 14 March 1980 (as Archbishop of Cotabato)
(130 days)
2. Philip F. Smith 14 March 1980 - 30 May 1998
(18 years, 77 days)
3. Orlando B. Quevedo 30 May 1998 - 6 November 2018
(20 years, 160 days)
4. Angelito Lampon (6 November 2018[3] – present)
((5 years, 173 days))

Auxiliary bishops

Bishop Period in Office Coat of Arms
1. Antonino Francisco Nepomuceno 11 July 1969 (appointed) - 11 December 1979 (resigned)
2.
José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo
 2 Feb 2006 (appointed) - 25 July 2016 (appointed Bishop of Kidapawan)

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the metropolitan's own archbishopric and the suffragan dioceses of Kidapawan and Marbel.

Religious congregations in the archdiocese

Men
Women
  • Oblates of Notre Dame
  • Religious of the Virgin Mary
  • Siervas de la Nuestra Senora dela Paz
  • Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena
  • Religious des Notre Dame de Missions
  • Carmelite Sisters of Charity
  • Associates of Notre Dame
  • Xaverian Missionaries of Christ Jesus with missions in Pastoral and Social Services in the Sanitarium and Provincial Jail in Cotabato and in Langgal, Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat Province.

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in the Philippines

References

  1. ^ "Cotabato (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ "New Cotabato archbishop installed amid tight security". CBCPNews. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 06.11.2018". Bolletino Quotidiano (in Italian). Sala Stampa della Santa Sede. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

External links

7°13′16″N 124°14′49″E / 7.2211°N 124.2470°E / 7.2211; 124.2470

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