Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Cotabato is the Archdiocese in the Province of cotabato, on the island of Mindanao.
History
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato was carved out from the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro as the Diocese of Cotabato. It was erected on 11 August 1950 for the three provinces of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao. The Diocese of Marbel and the Diocese of Kidapawan are its suffragans. On 5 November 1979, Pope John Paul II elevated the Diocese of Cotabato into an Archdiocese.
Suffragan dioceses
Address
The office of the Archdiocese of Cotabato is currently located at Archbishop's Palace, P.O. Box 186, 158 Sinsuat Ave., Rosary Heights, 9600 Cotabato City, Maguindanao, Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao, Philippines.
Prelates
- Current Archbishop is Most Rev. [[Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I.]].
- Date of Birth: March 11, 1939
- Place of Birth: Laoag, Ilocos Norte
- Sacerdotal Ordination: June 5, 1964 – Washington, DC, USA
- Episcopal Ordination: October 28, 1980 – Kidapawan, Cotabato
- Appointments: July 23, 1980 – Appointed Bishop of the Prelature of Kidapawan
- March 22, 1986 – Appointed Archbishop of Nueva Segovia:
- May 30, 1998 – Appointed Archbishop of Cotabato
- Auxiliary Bishop is Jose Colin Mendoza Bagaforo
- Born on 30 Jan 1954 in Cotabato City
- Ordained as priest of the Diocesan Clergy of Cotabato at age 26 last 25 Mar 1980
- Appointed as bishop and titular bishop of Vazari-Dida on 2 Feb 2006
- Ordained bishop at age 52 on 25 Apr 2006 in Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cotabato City
Religious Congregations in the Archdiocese
Men
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| Province of Cagayan de Oro |
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| Province of Capiz |
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| Province of Cebu |
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| Province of Cotabato |
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| Province of Davao |
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| Province of Jaro |
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| Province of Lipa |
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| Province of Manila |
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| Province of Nueva Segovia |
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| Province of Palo |
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| Province of San Fernando |
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| Province of Tuguegarao |
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| Province of Zamboanga |
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