Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozamiz

Archdiocese of Ozamiz
Archidioecesis Ozamisanus
Arkidiyosesis ng Ozamiz
Location
Country Philippines
Ecclesiastical province Ozamiz
Statistics
Area 1,939 km2 (749 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2013)
628,000
485,000 (77.2%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ozamiz
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Martin Jumoad
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozámiz is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Ozamiz is the Archdiocese in the Province of Misamis Occidental, on the island of Mindanao.

History

The Diocese of Ozámiz was erected on 27 January 1951, for the whole province of Misamis Occidental. The Archiocese comprises the following diocese: Dipolog, Iligan, Marawi. On February 17, 1971 Pope Paul VI elevated the Prelature of Ozámiz into a diocese with the Most Reverend Jesus Varela serving as the first sitting Bishop. On the 24th of January 1983, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese.

Suffragan dioceses

Prelature

Archbishop

Most Rev. Jesus Dosado became the first Metropolitan Archbishop. Upon his resignation, he became Archbishop Emeritus. He was succeeded by Most Rev. Martin Jumoad on November 30, 2016.

Most Rev. Martin Jumoad is the second and current Metropolitan Archbishop of the archdiocese.

See also

References

Coordinates: 8°08′45″N 123°50′35″E / 8.1459°N 123.8430°E / 8.1459; 123.8430


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