Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato

Archdiocese of Cotabato
Archidioecesis Cotabatensis
Arkidiyosesis ng Cotabato (Tagalog)
Arkidiyosis sang Cotabato (Hiligaynon)
Artsidiyosesis sa Cotabato (Cebuano)
Arquidiócesis de Cotabato (Spanish)
Location
Territory Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao and Cotabato City
Ecclesiastical province Cotabato
Statistics
Area 8,889 km2 (3,432 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2013)
2,088,000
951,000 (45.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cotabato
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Orlando Quevedo
Auxiliary Bishops Jose Colin Mendoza Bagaforo
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Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church on the island of Mindanao, the Philippines. The Archdiocese includes North Cotabato (also known as the P-PALMA area) and the municipality of Banisilan, Cotabato.

Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cotabato City, Maguindanao, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) The Archbishop's Palace is at 158 Sinsuat Ave., Rosary Heights, Cotabato City.

Its current archbishop is Orlando Beltran Cardinal Quevedo.

History

On 11 August 1950, the Territorial Prelature of Cotabato and Sulu was formed out of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamboanga. 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 Apostolic Prefecture of Sulu. It lost territory again on 17 December 1960 to establish the Territorial Prelature of Marbel.

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

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Territorial Prelate of Cotabato and Suly
Territorial Prelate of Cotabato
Suffragan Bishop of Cotabato
  • Gerard Mongeau, O.M.I. (see above 12 June, 1976 - November 5, 1979 see below)
Archbishops of Cotabato
  • Gerard Mongeau, O.M.I. (see above November 5, 1979 - retired March 14 1980)
  • Philip F. Smith, O.M.I. (March 14, 1980 - retired May 30, 1998), succeeded as former Coadjutor Bishop of Cotabato (1979.04.11 – 1979.11.05) & Titular Bishop of Lamphua (1972.06.26 – 1980.03.14); previously Apostolic Vicar of Jolo (Philippines) (1972.06.26 – 1979.04.11)
  • H.E. Orlando Beltran Cardinal Quevedo, D.D., O.M.I. (May 30, 1998 - ...), previously last Bishop-Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Kidapawan (Philippines) (1980.07.23 – 1982.11.15), promoted first Bishop of Kidapawan (1982.11.15 – 1986.03.22), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nueva Segovia (Philippines) (1986.03.22 – 1998.05.30); also President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) (1999 – 2003), President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (2005 – 2011.10.21), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Regina Mundi a Torre Spaccata (2014.02.22 [2014.04.24] – ...)

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archbishopric and these Suffragan sees :

Religious Congregations in the Archdiocese

Men

Women

See also

Sources and References

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