Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao

Archdiocese of Davao
Archdioecesis Davaensis

Seal of the Archdiocese of Davao
Location
Country Philippines
Territory Davao, Island Garden City of Samal, and Talaingod municipality
Metropolitan Davao City
Statistics
Population
- Total
1,109,498
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established June 29, 1970
Cathedral San Pedro Cathedral Parish
Patron saint Saint Peter
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Archbishop Most Rev. Fernando R. Capalla, D.D.
Auxiliary Bishop George Beluso Rimando
Website
cbcponline.net/jurisdictions/davao.html

The Archdiocese of Davao is an ecclesiatical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is a Metropolitan See in the island of Mindanao. The Archdiocese comprises the city of Davao, The Island Garden City of Samal, and the municipality of Talaingod, Davao del Norte in Davao del Norte.

Under its jurisdiction are the three Suffragan Dioceses of Digos, Tagum, and Mati - the capital cities of the three Davao provinces.

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Brief history

The beginnings of the Archdiocese started with the arrival of the Augustinian Recollects in 1848 followed by the Jesuits soon after.

Its official beginnings came during its establishment as a Prelature Nullius on December 17, 1949 having the Archdiocese of Cebu as its Metropolitan. It was elevated into a Diocese on July 11, 1966 and eventually became an Archdiocese on June 29, 1970 taking as its titular patron St. Peter the Apostle whose feast day is celebrated also on June 29.

The official name given to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction is "Archidioecesis Davaensis" and San Pedro Cathedral Parish as the seat of the Archbishop.

On December 29, 1954, Clovis Thibault, PME was appointed the first bishop of the Prelature of Davao. He was a priest of the Foreign Mission Society of Quebec. Succeeding him on December 9, 1972 was Antonio Lloren Mabutas, a native of Agoo, La Union.

Currently its Archbishop is Fernando Capalla, a native of Leon, Iloilo in Central Philippines. He succeeded the post on November 6, 1996.

Archbishop Capalla is assisted by Bishop George Rimando since 2006. Monsignor Rimando is clergy from the Diocese of Tagum

Suffragan dioceses

Vicariates and parishes

Parish Priest: Fr. Proceso Gemino

Seminaries

Tel. (082) 296-1421

(Vocation Director of the Archdiocese: Fr. Dioscoro Saniel

Tel. (082) 299-0160; 299-0161

Tels. (082) 298-0991; 298-0992; Fax: (082) 297-0180

Religious Congregations the Archdiocese of Davao

Men

Women

Archdiocesan Apostolates

Archdiocesan Offices

Vicar General: -Bishop George Rimando -Msgr. Julius Tonel, STB, SLL

Chancellor: -Msgr. Paul Cuison, JCD

Judicial Vicar: -Fr. Nelson Lucas, STB, JCL

Episcopal Vicar for the Clergy: -Msgr. Martiniano Gorgonio

Episcopal Vicar for Religious: -Fr. Patrice Picard, PME, JCD

Episcopal Vicar for the Laity: -Msgr. Paul Cuison, PhL, JCD

Archdiocesan Oeconomus - Fr. Junar dela Victoria,MPA,JCL,PhD

Secretary to the Archbishop and House Manager: - Fr. Jaime Gamboa STB

Pastoral Director: -Bishop George Rimando, DD

Catholic schools and colleges

Other institutions

Ordinaries

Bishop George Beluso Rimando.

Affiliated bishops

At present, the Archdiocese of Davao have produced two bishops. these are Most Rev. Guillermo Afable of the Diocese of Digos in davao del Sur and Most Rev. Julius Tonel of the Prelature of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay.

Statistics

As of 2004

See also

External links

Province of Caceres
Province of Cagayan de Oro
Province of Capiz
Province of Cebu
Province of Cotabato
Province of Davao
Archdiocese of Davao · Diocese of Digos · Diocese of Mati · Diocese of Tagum
Province of Jaro
Province of Lingayen-Dagupan
Province of Lipa
Province of Manila
Province of Nueva Segovia
Province of Ozamiz
Province of Palo
Province of San Fernando
Province of Tuguegarao
Province of Zamboanga
Military Ordinariate