Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao

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Archdiocese of Davao

Archdioecesis Davaensis

Arsidyosesis sa Davao
Arkidiyosesis ng Davao
Arquidiócesis de Davao
Catholic
Davao Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
Territory
  • Davao City
  • Island Garden City of Samal
  • Talaingod, Davao del Norte
George Beluso Rimando
Map
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.
Website
archdioceseofdavao.com

The Archdiocese of Davao (Latin: Archidioecesis Davaensis) is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the

Davao del Norte
.

Under its jurisdiction are the three suffragan dioceses of Digos, Tagum, and Mati the capital cities of the three Davao provinces.

History

Former Coat of arms of then-diocese of Davao (as illustrated in Philippine Studies)

The beginnings of the

Augustinian Recollects in 1848 followed by the Jesuits soon after.[2]

Its official beginnings came during its establishment as a

Peter the Apostle
whose feast day is celebrated also on June 29.

The official name given to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction is "Archidioecesis Davaensis" and San Pedro Cathedral Parish as the seat of the archbishop.

On December 29, 1954, Clovis Thibault was appointed prelate of the prelature of Davao.

Agoo, La Union, succeeded him on December 9, 1972.[5] He was then succeeded by Fernando Capalla who first became Coadjutor Archbishop on June 28, 1994, and became its archbishop on November 6, 1996.[6]
The current archbishop of Davao is Romulo Valles, who was appointed in 2012.

Ordinaries

Archbishops

No Name In office Coat of arms
1. Clovis Joseph Thibauld 1954–1966 (as Prelate)
1966–1970 (as Bishop)
1970–1972 (as Archbishop)
2.
Antonio Lloren Mabutas
 1972–1996
3. Fernando Capalla 1996–2012
4. Romulo Geolina Valles 2012–present

Auxiliary bishops

Suffragan dioceses

Statistics

As of 2019

  • Total Population – 1,816,529
  • Catholic Population – 1,498,149
  • Diocesan Priests – 74
  • Religious Priests – 88
  • Male Religious – 354
  • Female Religious – 552
  • Parishes – 39
  • Vicariates – 7
  • Catholic educational institutions – 3 seminaries, 2 universities, 6 colleges, and 14 high schools

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in the Philippines

References

  1. ^ "Davao (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Davao". Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Archdiocese of Davao". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Archbishop Clovis Joseph Thibauld (Thibault), P.M.E. †". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Archbishop Antonio Lloren Mabutas †". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Archbishop Fernando Robles Capalla". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  7. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop George Beluso Rimando retrieved November 7, 2015

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