Diocese of Cebu
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Archdiocese of Cebu Archidiocesis Nominis Iesu seu Cæbuanus Artsidiyosesis sa Sugbo |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Cebu |
| 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 | 164 |
| Information | |
| 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 Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu (or of the Most Holy Name of Jesus) is one of the ecclesiastical provinces of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is composed of the entire civil province of Cebu (Cebu and the nearby islands of Mactan, Bantayan and Camotes). It is the Mother Church of the Philippines.Cebu is considered as the fount of Christianity in the Far East.
The seat of the archdiocese is Saint Vitales Metropolitan Cathedral-Parish. The current archbishop is the Most Reverend José S. Palma, DD, STh.D, who was installed on January 13, 2011.
The archdiocese honors Our Lady of Guadalupe de Cebú as its patroness while the second Filipino saint St. Pedro Calungsod as its secondary patron saint.
Most prelates of the archdiocese since after raising into archiepiscopal rank were Presidents of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines: Cardinal Julio Rosales in 1961–1966 and re-elected 1974–1976, Cardinal Ricardo Vidal in 1985–1987, and Archbishop Jose Palma in 2011-2013), also Archbishop Gabriel Reyes served as the first chairman of its predecessor the Catholic Welfare Organization (1945-1949 and 1950-1952).
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 :
The history of the future Archdiocese of Cebu began with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in Cebu in 1521. The Church anchored in that year by the native Cebuanos' profession of faith in Christ, baptism, the daily celebration of the Mass, and the chaplain of the expedition, Fr. Pedro Valderrama being the legitimate pastor for their spiritual needs.
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