Bishop of Cebú
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Archdiocese of Cebu Archidiocesis Nominis Iesu seu Cæbuanus Arkidiyosesis sa Sugbo |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, Southern Leyte and Negros Oriental |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cebu |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,088 km2 (1,964 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 4,609,590 4,079,738 (88.5%) |
| Parishes | 163 parishes (including quasi-parishes), 3 mission stations, 5 non-parochial shrines, 1 minor basilica, 2 national shrines |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established |
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| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Vitales, Cebu City |
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| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Serofia Palma |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Dennis C. Villarojo Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio |
| Vicar General | Msgr. Vicente Rey Penagunda Msgr. Daniel Sanico |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Ricardo Vidal Cardinal Archbishop-Emeritus Antonio Rañola Auxiliary Bishop-Emeritus Emilio Bataclan Auxiliary Bishop-Emeritus |
| Map | |
 Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see . |
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| Website | |
| http://cebuarchdiocese.ph/ Website of the Archdiocese] | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu (or of the Most Holy Name of Jesus) (Latin: Archidioecesis Nominis Iesu seu Cæbuanus; Filipino: Arkidiyosesis ng Cebu; Cebuano: Arkidiyosesis sa Sugbo; Spanish: Arzobispado del Santisimo Nombre de Jesus) is a Roman Rite archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines and one of the ecclesiastical provinces of the Roman Catholic Church in the country. It is composed of the entire civil province of Cebu (Cebu and the nearby islands of Mactan, Bantayan, and Camotes). It's jurisdiction, Cebu, is considered as the fount of Christianity in the Far East. The seat of the archdiocese is the Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, of Saint Vitalis, and of the Guardian Angels, more commonly known as the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. The archdiocese honors Our Lady of Guadalupe de Cebú as its patroness while the second Filipino saint Saint Pedro Calungsod as its secondary patron saint. The current archbishop is the Most Reverend José Serofia Palma, DD, STh.D, who was installed on January 13, 2011. As of 2013, the archdiocese registered a total of 4,609,590 baptized Catholics. It is currently the largest archdiocese in the Philippines and in Asia having the most number of Catholics, seminarians and priests.
Its Ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own Archbishopric and the following Suffragan sees :
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