Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato

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.

Archdiocese of Cotabato

Archidioecesis Cotabatensis

Arkidiyosesis ng Cotabato (Tagalog)
Arkidiyosis sang Cotabato (Hiligaynon)
Artsidiyosesis sa Cotabato (Cebuano)
Arquidiócesis de Cotabato (Spanish)
Location
TerritoryCotabato City; Maguindanao; western Cotabato (Alamada, Aleosan, Banisilan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigcawayan, Pikit)
Ecclesiastical provinceCotabato
Statistics
Area8,889 km2 (3,432 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
2,088,000
951,000 (45.5%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cotabato
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopAngelito R. Lampon, O.M.I.
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Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.

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 Angelito Lampon, O.M.I, after the retirement of Orlando Cardinal Quevedo, whose resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on November 6, 2018. He was installed on January 31, 2019.[1]

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
Territorial Prelate of Cotabato and Sulu
  • Bishop-prelate Gerard Mongeau, O.M.I. (March 27, 1951 - 12 June 1976 see below) Titular Bishop of Diana
Territorial Prelate of Cotabato
  • Bishop-prelate Gerard Mongeau, O.M.I. (March 27, 1951 - 12 June 1976 see below) Titular Bishop of Diana
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)
  • Orlando Beltran Quevedo, D.D., O.M.I. (May 30, 1998 - retired November 6, 2018) 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] – ...)
  • Angelito Lampon, O.M.I. (announced on November 6, 2018, installed January 31, 2019)[2][1]

Province

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

Religious Congregations in the Archdiocese

Men

Women
  • Oblates of Notre Dame
  • Religious of the Virgin Mary
  • Siervas de la Nuestra Senora dela Paz
  • Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena
  • Religious des Notre Dame de Missions
  • Carmelite Sisters of Charity
  • Associates of Notre Dame
  • Xaverian Missionaries of Christ Jesus with missions in Pastoral and Social Services in the Sanitarium and Provincial Jail in Cotabato and in Langgal, Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat Province.

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in the Philippines

Sources and References
  1. "New Cotabato archbishop installed amid tight security". CBCPNews. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  2. "Rinunce e nomine, 06.11.2018". Bolletino Quotidiano (in Italian). Sala Stampa della Santa Sede. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

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