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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.

Under its jurisdiction are the three suffragan dioceses of Digos, Tagum, and Mati the capital cities of the three Davao provinces.

History

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

Prelate

Bishop

Archbishops

Auxiliary bishops

Suffragan dioceses

Vicariates and Parishes

Seminaries

Religious Congregations

Men

Women

Archdiocesan Apostolates

Archdiocesan Offices

Catholic schools and colleges

Other institutions

Affiliated bishops

At present, the Archdiocese of Davao have produced three bishops. these are Most Rev. Patricio Alo of the Diocese of Mati in Davao Oriental, Most Rev. Guillermo Afable of the Diocese of Digos in Davao del Sur and Most Rev. Julius Tonel of the Prelature of Ipil (now a Diocese) in Zamboanga Sibugay.

Statistics

See also

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Archdiocese of Davao|url=http://www.cbcponline.net/jurisdictions/davao.html|publisher=Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines|accessdate=28 March 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201101/http://www.cbcponline.net/jurisdictions/davao.html|archivedate=23 September 2015|df=}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Archdiocese of Davao|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ddava.html|website=catholic-hierarchy.org|accessdate=28 March 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Archbishop Clovis Joseph Thibauld (Thibault), P.M.E. †|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bthibauld.html|website=catholic-hierarchy.org|accessdate=28 March 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Archbishop Antonio Lloren Mabutas †|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmabutas.html|website=catholic-hierarchy.org|accessdate=28 March 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Archbishop Fernando Robles Capalla|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcapalla.html|website=catholic-hierarchy.org|accessdate=28 March 2016}}
6. ^Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop George Beluso Rimando retrieved November 7, 2015

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