Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu, Philippines

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Cebu / Cæbuan(us) (Latin) / Nominis Iesu (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Dumaguete, Maasin, Tagbilaran, Talibon

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Most Holy Name of Jesus

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 18 (1994)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1565.04: Established as Abbacy nullius of Cebu / Cæbuan(us) (Latin) / Nominis Iesu (Latin)
1579.02.06: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Manila
1595.08.14: Promoted as Diocese of Cebu / Cæbuan(us) (Latin) / Nominis Iesu (Latin) (gained territory from Diocese of Manila and became suffragan of Manila)
1865.05.27: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Jaro
1902.09.17: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Mariana Islands
1910.04.10: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Calbayog and Diocese of Zamboanga
1932.07.15: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Bacolod
1934.04.28: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu / Cæbuan(us) (Latin) / Nominis Iesu (Latin) (with suffragan see Calbayog)
1939.06.03: Gained suffragan see Surigao
1941.11.08: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tagbilaran and gained suffragan see Tagbilaran
1949.12.17: Gained suffragan see Davao
1951.01.27: Gained suffragan see Capiz
1951.06.29: Lost suffragan sees Surigao and Davao
1955.04.05: Gained suffragan see Dumaguete
1960.10.22: Gained suffragan see Borongan
1968.03.23: Gained suffragan see Maasin
1974.12.05: Gained suffragan see Catarman
1976.01.17: Lost suffragan see Capiz
1982.11.15: Lost suffragan sees Borongan, Calbayog and Catarman
1986.01.09: Gained suffragan see Talibon

Contact Info

Address: Chancery, P.O. Box 52, Cardinal Rosales Pastoral Center, Cor. P. Gomez and P. Burgos St., 6000 Cebu City, Philippines

Phone: 032-254-1861

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1981.02)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2010.10.15 – ...):	Archbishop Jose Serofia Palma (74)
Auxiliary Bishop (2019.07.16 – ...):	Bishop Midyphil Bermejo Billones (55) Titular Bishop of Tagarata

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Cebu (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Jose Serofia Palma (74)
(2010.10.15 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines)

Non nobis Domine

Born:	1950.03.19 (Dingle, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1976.08.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.01.13

Priest of Jaro (Philippines) (1976.08.21 – 1997.11.28)

Titular Bishop of Vazari-Didda (1997.11.28 – 1999.01.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1997.11.28 – 1999.01.13)

Bishop of Calbayog (Philippines) (1999.01.13 – 2006.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Palo (Philippines) (2006.03.18 – 2010.10.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines) (2010.10.15 – ...)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) (2011.12.01 – 2013.12.01)

Cardinal Ricardo Jamin Vidal
(1982.08.24 – 2010.10.15)

Viam veritatis elegi

Born:	1931.02.06 (Mogpoc, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1956.03.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.11.30
Created Cardinal:	1985.05.25
Died:	2017.10.18 (Cebu City, Philippines † 86)

Priest of Lucena (Philippines) (1956.03.17 – 1971.09.10)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1969.06.23 – 1971.09.10)

Titular Bishop of Claterna (1971.09.10 – 1973.08.22)

Coadjutor Bishop of Malolos (Philippines) (1971.09.10 – 1973.08.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lipa (Philippines) (1973.08.22 – 1981.04.13)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1981.04.13 – 1982.08.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1982.08.24 – 2010.10.15)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) (1985 – 1987)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense (1985.05.25 – 2017.10.18)

Cardinal Julio Rosales y Ras
(1949.12.17 – 1982.08.24)

Te amari faciam

Born:	1906.09.18 (Calbayog, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1929.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1946.09.21
Created Cardinal:	1969.04.28
Died:	1983.06.02 (Cebu, Philippines † 76)

Priest of Calbayog (Philippines) (1929.06.02 – 1946.06.29)

Bishop of Tagbilaran (Philippines) (1946.06.29 – 1949.12.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1949.12.17 – 1982.08.24)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) (1961 – 1966)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia (1969.04.30 – 1983.06.02)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) (1974 – 1976)

Archbishop Gabriele Martelino Reyes
(1934.04.28 – 1949.08.25)

Stet et pescat / Da mihi partem de tua misericordia

Born:	1892.03.24 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1915.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1932.10.11
Died:	1952.10.10 († 60)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1932.07.29 – 1934.04.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1934.04.28 – 1949.08.25)

Titular Archbishop of Phulli (1949.08.25 – 1949.10.13)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Manila (Philippines) (1949.08.25 – 1949.10.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines) (1949.10.13 – 1952.10.10)

Bishops of Cebu (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gabriele Martelino Reyes (later Archbishop)
(1932.07.29 – 1934.04.28)

(see above)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Gorordo
(1910.04.02 – 1931.06.19)

Born:	1862.04.20 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1885.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1909.06.24
Died:	1934.12.20 († 72)

Titular Bishop of Nilopolis (1909.04.29 – 1910.04.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1909.04.29 – 1910.04.02)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1910.04.02 – 1931.06.19)

Titular Bishop of Tacapæ (1931.06.19 – 1934.12.20)

Bishop Thomas Augustine Hendrick
(1903.07.17 – 1909.11.29)

Born:	1849.10.29 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1873.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1903.08.23
Died:	1909.11.29 († 60)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1903.07.17 – 1909.11.29)

Bishop Martín García y Alcocer, O.F.M. (later Archbishop)
(1886.06.07 – 1903.07.17)

Born:	1842.11.11 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1886.09.26
Died:	1926.05.20 († 83)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1886.06.07 – 1903.07.17)

Titular Archbishop of Bostra (1904.07.30 – 1926.05.20)

Bishop Benito Romero, O.F.M.
(1876.01.28 – 1885.10.07)

Born:	1812.04.03 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1876.06.11
Died:	1885.10.07 († 73)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1876.01.28 – 1885.10.07)

Bishop Romualdo Jimeno Ballesteros, O.P.
(1846.01.19 – 1872.03.17)

Born:	1808.02.07 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1831.12.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1841.06.29
Died:	1872.03.17 († 64)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking (Vietnam) (1839.08.02 – 1845.06.20)

Titular Bishop of Ruspæ (1839.08.02 – 1846.01.19)

Coadjutor Bishop of Manila (Philippines) (1845.06.20 – 1846.01.19)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1846.01.19 – 1872.03.17)

Bishop Santos Gómez Marañón, O.E.S.A.
(1829.09.28 – 1840.10.23)

Born:	1763.11.01 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1830.10.28
Died:	1840.10.23 († 76)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1829.09.28 – 1840.10.23)

Bishop Francisco Genovés, O.P.
(1825.03.21 – 1827.08.01)

Born:	1765.11.28 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1826.07.02
Died:	1827.08.01 († 61)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1825.03.21 – 1827.08.01)

Bishop Joaquín Encabo de la Virgen de Sopetrán, O.A.R.
(1804.08.20 – 1818.11.08)

Born:	1740.08.15 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1768
Consecrated Bishop:	1808.05.15
Died:	1818.11.08 († 78)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1804.08.20 – 1818.11.08)

Bishop Ignacio de Salamanca
(1792.09.24 – 1802.02)

Born:	1737.12.01 (Philippines)
Consecrated Bishop:	1794.02.24
Died:	1802.02 († 64)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1792.09.24 – 1802.02)

Bishop Mateo Joaquin Rubio de Arevalo
(1775.11.13 – 1786.12)

Born:	1724
Consecrated Bishop:	1776.11.24
Died:	1786.12 († 62)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1775.11.13 – 1786.12)

Bishop Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta
(1757.07.18 – 1771)

Born:	1701 (Philippines)
Consecrated Bishop:	1759.09.09
Died:	1771 († 70)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1757.07.18 – 1771)

Bishop Protacio Cabezas
(1740.08.29 – 1753.02.03)

Born:	1690 (Philippines)
Consecrated Bishop:	1744.07.26
Died:	1753.02.03 († 62)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1740.08.29 – 1753.02.03)

Bishop Manuel de Ocio y Campo
(1734.01.20 – 1737.07.21)

Born:	1688 (Mexico)
Consecrated Bishop:	1735.08.21
Died:	1737.07.21 († 48)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1734.01.20 – 1737.07.21)

Bishop Sebastián Foronda, O.E.S.A.
(Apostolic Administrator 1722.03.02 – 1728.05.20)

Bishop Pedro Sanz de la Vega y Landaverde, O. de M.
(1705.01.26 – 1717.12.17)

Born:	1675 (Peru)
Consecrated Bishop:	1716
Died:	1717.12.17 († 41)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1705.01.26 – 1717.12.17)

Bishop Miguel Bayot, O.F.M. Disc.
(1697.05.13 – 1700.08.28)

Born:	1644 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1699.09.21
Died:	1700.08.28 († 55)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1697.05.13 – 1700.08.28)

Bishop Diego de Aguilar, O.P.
(1676.11.16 – 1692.10.01)

Born:	1616 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1677.11.14
Died:	1692.10.01 († 75)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1676.11.16 – 1692.10.01)

Bishop Juan López (later Archbishop)
(1663.04.23 – 1672.11.14)

Born:	1613.04.21 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1663.02.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1665.01.04
Died:	1674.02.12 († 60)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1663.04.23 – 1672.11.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines) (1672.11.14 – 1674.02.12)

Fr. Juan Velez
(1660.01.26 – 1662)

Born:	1602
Ordained Priest:	1627
Died:	1662 († 60)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1660.01.26 – 1662)

Bishop Pedro Arce, O.E.S.A.
(1612.09.17 – 1645.10.16)

Born:	1545 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1613
Died:	1645.10.16 († 99)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1612.09.17 – 1645.10.16)

Bishop Pedro de Agurto, O.E.S.A.
(1595.08.30 – 1608.10.15)

Born:	1544
Consecrated Bishop:	1597.08.03
Died:	1608.10.15 († 63)

Bishop of Cebu (Philippines) (1595.08.30 – 1608.10.15)

Abbots nullius of Cebu (Roman Rite)

Abbot Cristobal Tarique, O.E.S.A.
(1577 – 1582)

Abbot nullius of Cebu (Philippines) (1577 – 1582)

Abbot Alfonso Jimenez, O.E.S.A.
(1575 – 1577)

Abbot nullius of Cebu (Philippines) (1575 – 1577)

Abbot Martín de Rada, O.E.S.A.
(1569 – 1575?)

Born:	1533.06.30 (Spain)
Died:	1578.06 († 45)

Abbot nullius of Cebu (Philippines) (1569 – 1575?)

Abbot Deigo de Herrera, O.E.S.A.
(1565.06 – 1569)

Abbot nullius of Cebu (Philippines) (1565.06 – 1569)

Abbot Andrés de Urdaneta, O.E.S.A.
(1565.04 – 1565.06)

Born:	1498.11.30 (Spain)
Died:	1568.06.03 († 69)

Abbot nullius of Cebu (Philippines) (1565.04 – 1565.06)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Ricardo Jamin Vidal (later Cardinal) (1981.04.13 – 1982.08.24)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Manuel S. Salvador (1973.01.26 – 1996.07.14)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ruben Caballero Labajo (58) (2022.06.23 – 2024.10.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Dennis Cabanada Villarojo (57) (2015.07.03 – 2019.05.14)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio (58) (2015.07.03 – 2019.03.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Emilio Layon Bataclan (84) (2004.06.21 – 2015.10.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Isabelo Caiban Abarquez (65) (2002.12.27 – 2004.06.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Julito Buhisan Cortes (68) (2001.10.24 – 2013.09.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog (68) (1999.01.13 – 2001.04.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jose Serofia Palma (74) (later Archbishop) (1997.11.28 – 1999.01.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Forrosuelo Du (70) (later Archbishop) (1997.11.21 – 2001.04.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Precioso Dacalos Cantillas, S.D.B. (71) (1995.05.31 – 1998.01.20)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Antonio Racelis Rañola (92) (1990.02.24 – 2003.10.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Emilio Layon Bataclan (84) (1990.02.24 – 1995.05.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak (1987.01.12 – 1992.11.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Camilo Diaz Gregorio (1987.01.12 – 1989.05.20)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Angel Nacorda Lagdameo (later Archbishop) (1980.06.19 – 1986.01.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M. (later Archbishop) (1977.10.31 – 1979.06.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar (1970.07.17 – 1974.12.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Manuel S. Salvador (later Archbishop) (1966.12.03 – 1969.10.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Giovanni Battista Gorordo (1909.04.29 – 1910.04.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Juan Duran, O. de M. (1680.08.19 – 1691)