Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Cagayan de Oro / Cagayan(us) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Butuan, Malaybalay, Prosperidad, Surigao, Tandag

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Augustine of Hippo (August 28), Mahal nga Birhen sa Kota sa Cagayan de Oro (October 7)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1933.01.20: Established as Diocese of Cagayan de Oro / Cagayan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Zamboanga and became suffragan of Manila)
1939.06.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Surigao
1951.01.27: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Ozamiz
1951.06.29: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro / Cagayan(us) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Surigao, Cotabato and Sulu, Davao and Ozamiz)
1960.12.17: Gained suffragan see Marbel
1962.01.13: Gained suffragan see Tagum
1967.03.20: Gained suffragan see Butuan
1969.04.25: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Malaybalay and gained suffragan see Malaybalay
1970.06.29: Lost suffragan sees Davao, Cotabato, Marbel and Tagum
1971.02.17: Lost suffragan see Ozamiz and gained suffragan see Iligan
1976.11.20: Gained suffragan see Marawi
1978.12.09: Gained suffragan see Tandag
1983.01.24: Lost suffragan sees Iligan and Marawi
2024.10.15: Gained suffragan see Prosperidad

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2020.06.23 – ...):

Archbishop José Araneta Cabantan (67)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Cagayan de Oro (Roman Rite)

Archbishop José Araneta Cabantan (67)
(2020.06.23 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines)

Spe salvi sumus

Born:	1957.06.19 (Lagonglong, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1990.04.30
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.04.30

Priest of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (1990.04.30 – 2010.02.18)

Bishop of Malaybalay (Philippines) (2010.02.18 – 2020.06.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (2020.06.23 – ...)

Archbishop Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. (81)
(2006.03.04 – 2020.06.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines)

Opus solidarietatis pax

Born:	1943.03.28 (Iloilo, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1973.04.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.08.31

Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Ipil (Philippines) (1996.06.13 – 1997.06.28)

Bishop-Prelate of Ipil (Philippines) (1997.06.28 – 2006.03.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (2006.03.04 – 2020.06.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Butuan (Philippines) (2017.10.23 – 2019.03.25)

Archbishop Jesus Balaso Tuquib
(1988.01.05 – 2006.03.04)

Diligamus nos invicem

Born:	1930.06.27 (Clarin, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1959.03.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1973.05.29
Died:	2019.08.01 (Cagayan de Oro, Philippines † 89)

Bishop of Pagadian (Philippines) (1973.02.24 – 1984.03.31)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (1984.03.31 – 1988.01.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (1988.01.05 – 2006.03.04)

Archbishop Patrick H. Cronin, S.S.C.M.E.
(1970.10.13 – 1988.01.05)

Born:	1913.11.30 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1937.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1955.09.25
Died:	1991.02.19 († 77)

Titular Bishop of Ubaza (1955.05.24 – 1970.10.13)

Bishop-Prelate of Ozamiz (Philippines) (1955.05.24 – 1970.10.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (1970.10.13 – 1988.01.05)

Archbishop James Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J.
(1951.06.29 – 1970.10.13)

Born:	1889.02.11 (New York, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1921.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1933.06.18
Died:	1980.03.28 († 91)

Bishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (1933.03.16 – 1951.06.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (1951.06.29 – 1970.10.13)

Titular Archbishop of Gabi (1970.10.13 – 1970.12.02)

Bishops of Cagayan de Oro (Roman Rite)

Bishop James Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J. (later Archbishop)
(1933.03.16 – 1951.06.29)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Jesus Balaso Tuquib (1984.03.31 – 1988.01.05)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Venerable Archbishop Teofilo Camomot Bastida (1958.06.10 – 1970.06.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel (1981.10.01 – 1986.09.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M. (later Archbishop) (1979.06.04 – 1981.07.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ireneo Ali Amantillo, C.SS.R. (1976.01.02 – 1978.12.09)

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral, Cagayan de Oro City, Cagayan de Oro, Northern Mindanao
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (70)

Iligan (↙), Tagbilaran (↖), Butuan (→), Malaybalay (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 3,799 km²

Population: 1,443,993 Catholics (80.2% of 1,799,450 total)

Pastoral Centres: 71 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 180 priests (125 diocesan, 55 religious), 299 religious (91 brothers, 208 sisters), 28 seminarians