Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila

Archdiocese of Manila Archidioecesis Manilensis Arkidiyosesis ng Maynila Arquidiócesis de Manila
Arms of the Archdiocese
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	City of Manila Makati City Mandaluyong City Pasay City San Juan City
Metropolitan	Manila
Statistics
Area	549 km2 (212 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,993,000 2,419,781 (80.9%)
Parishes	85
Members	347 over all
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	6 February 1579 (Diocese) 14 August 1595 (Archdiocese)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Patroness of the Philippines
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Luis Antonio G. Tagle
Auxiliary Bishops	Most Reverend Broderick S. Pabillo
Vicar General	Very Reverend Monsignor Jose Clemente F. Ignacio, PC
Map
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.
Website
www.rcam.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (Latin: Archidioecesis Manilensis; Filipino: Arkidiyosesis ng Maynilà; Spanish: Arzobispado de Manila) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines, and is considered as the primatial see of the country. The reigning Metropolitan Archbishop is Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, the 32nd to hold the office and the fifth native Filipino following centuries of Spanish, American, and Irish predecessors.

The cathedral church is the Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, with the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Immaculate Conception as its principal patroness. The archdiocese juridically comprises the cities of Manila, San Juan, Makati, Pasay, and Mandaluyong, as well as EDSA Shrine in Quezon City.

Per the efforts of conquistador Martín de Goiti—who founded the City of Manila by uniting the dominions of Sulayman III of Namayan, and Sabag, Rajah Ache Matanda of Maynila, and Lakan Dula of Tondo—the Diocese of Manila was then canonically erected on February 6, 1579 through the Papal bull Illius Fulti Præsidio by Pope Gregory XIII, encompassing all Spanish colonies in Asia as a suffragan of Mexico. Fray Domingo de Salazar, a Dominican from the Convent of San Sebastian in Salamanca, Spain, was selected by King Philip II of Spain to be bishop of the new diocese and was presented to the pope.