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[2] 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, P.M.E. was appointed as prelate of the Prelature of Davao.[3] He was a priest of the Foreign Mission Society of Quebec. He became the first bishop and archbishop when the prelature was elevated into a diocese and later into an archdiocese. Antonio Lloren Mabutas, a native of Agoo, La Union, succeeded him on December 9, 1972.[4] He was then succeeded by Fernando Capalla who first became Coadjutor Archbishop on June 28, 1994 and became its archbishop on November 6, 1996.[5] The current archbishop of Davao is Romulo Valles, who was appointed in 2012.
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This article is about the Roman Catholic Archdiocese For the cathedral see Davao Cathedral The Archdiocese of Davao Latin Archidioecesis Davaensis is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in the Philippines It is a metropolitan see in southern 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 Archdiocese of DavaoArchdioecesis DavaensisArsidyosesis sa Davao Arkidiyosesis ng DavaoArquidiocesis de DavaoLocationCountry PhilippinesTerritoryDavao City Island Garden City of Samal Talaingod Davao del NorteEcclesiastical provinceDavaoDeaneries7StatisticsArea2 443 km2 943 sq mi Population Total Catholics including non members as of 2019 1 816 5291 498 149 82 5 Parishes39InformationDenominationCatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablishedDecember 17 1949 As Prelature July 11 1966 As Diocese June 29 1970 As Archdiocese CathedralCathedral of St PeterPatron saintSaint PeterSecular priests74Current leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopMost Rev Romulo Valles D D SuffragansGuillermo Dela Vega Afable Digos Abel Apigo Mati Medil Sacay Aseo Tagum Auxiliary BishopsMost Rev George Beluso Rimando D D Bishops emeritusMost Rev Fernando Capalla D D Archbishop Emeritus 1996 2012 MapJurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines Websitearchdioceseofdavao comUnder its jurisdiction are the three suffragan dioceses of Digos Tagum and Mati the capital cities of the three Davao provinces Contents 1 History 2 Ordinaries 2 1 Archbishops 2 2 Auxiliary bishops 3 Suffragan dioceses 4 Statistics 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit Former Coat of arms of then diocese of Davao as illustrated in Philippine Studies The beginnings of the Archdiocese started with the arrival of the Augustinian Recollects in 1848 followed by the Jesuits soon after 1 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 2 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 P M E was appointed as prelate of the Prelature of Davao 3 He was a priest of the Foreign Mission Society of Quebec He became the first bishop and archbishop when the prelature was elevated into a diocese and later into an archdiocese Antonio Lloren Mabutas a native of Agoo La Union succeeded him on December 9 1972 4 He was then succeeded by Fernando Capalla who first became Coadjutor Archbishop on June 28 1994 and became its archbishop on November 6 1996 5 The current archbishop of Davao is Romulo Valles who was appointed in 2012 Ordinaries EditArchbishops Edit No Name In office Coat of arms1 Clovis Joseph Thibauld P M E 1954 1966 as Prelate 1966 1970 as Bishop 1970 1972 as Archbishop 2 Antonio Lloren Mabutas 1972 1996 3 Fernando Capalla 1996 2012 4 Romulo Geolina Valles 2012 present Auxiliary bishops Edit Fernando Capalla 1975 1977 Pedro Rosales Dean 1977 1980 Generoso Cambronero Camina P M E 1978 1979 Patricio Hacbang Alo 1981 1984 Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos 1985 1987 Alfredo Banluta Baquial 1988 1993 Guillermo Dela Vega Afable 2001 2002 George Beluso Rimando 2006 present 6 Suffragan dioceses EditDiocese of Digos Diocese of Mati Diocese of TagumStatistics EditAs of 2019 Total Population 1 816 529 Catholic Population 1 498 149 Diocesan Priests 74 Religious Priests 88 Male Religious 354 Female Religious 552 Parishes 39 Vicariates 7 Catholic educational institutions 3 seminaries 2 universities 6 colleges and 14 high schoolsSee also EditRoman Catholicism in the PhilippinesReferences Edit Archdiocese of Davao Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 28 March 2016 Archdiocese of Davao catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 28 March 2016 Archbishop Clovis Joseph Thibauld Thibault P M E catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 28 March 2016 Archbishop Antonio Lloren Mabutas catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 28 March 2016 Archbishop Fernando Robles Capalla catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 28 March 2016 Catholic Hierarchy Bishop George Beluso Rimando retrieved November 7 2015External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao Archdiocese of Davao CBCP Online Archdiocese of Davao Catholic Hierarchy Website Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines Most Rev Fernando R Capalla D D Archbishop of Davao Archdiocese of Davao Official Website Coordinates 7 03 53 N 125 36 32 E 7 0646 N 125 6090 E 7 0646 125 6090 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao amp oldid 1128068277, 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