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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.
Romulo Geolina Valles (born July 10, 1951), is the current archbishop of the Archdiocese of Davao in Davao City, on the island of Mindanao, Philippines and was the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 2017 to 2021. He was the former archbishop of Zamboanga before being appointed to the Davao see.
Archdiocese of Davao Archidioecesis Davaensis: Romulo G. Valles (12 years, 255 days) Davao City (except Barangay Buda); Samal and Talaingod, Davao del Norte Metropolitan Cathedral of San Pedro Apostol: Saint Peter: December 17, 1949 75 years, 46 days) none: none: 40 parishes and 18 mission stations George B. Rimando (18 years, 240 days) Diocese ...
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Archdiocese of Cebu: Emilio L. Bataclan: Leonardo Y. Medroso Bishop Emeritus Diocese of Tagbilaran: Cotabato: Orlando B. Quevedo, OMI: Archbishop Emeritus Archdiocese of Cotabato: Davao: Wilfredo D. Manlapaz Bishop Emeritus Diocese of Tagum: Jaro: Vicente M. Navarra: Bishop Emeritus Diocese of Bacolod: Lingayen-Dagupan ...
Philippine priests accused of sex abuse remain in active ministry in the Catholic-majority country, a U.S.-based abuse tracking group said on Wednesday, urging the country's bishops to take action ...
The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is currently a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Davao. The first bishop was Patricio Hacbang Alo. He was born on December 2, 1939, in Cebu City. He was ordained a priest on March 14, 1964 of the Archdiocese of Cebu and was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Davao on April ...
Erected in 1979, the diocese was created from territory in the Archdiocese of Davao. The diocese has experienced no jurisdictional changes, and is currently a suffragan of the archdiocese. The current bishop is Guillermo Dela Vega Afable, appointed in 2003. The 2 provinces of Davao del Sur and Davao Occidental are under the jurisdiction of this ...
He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Davao on April 2, 1975, at the age of 40. He was also appointed titular bishop of Grumentum on that same date. On April 25, 1977, he was appointed bishop-prelate of Iligan City in Lanao del Norte province and subsequently appointed bishop on November 15, 1982, when it was raised to a full-fledged diocese.