Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Davao

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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 in Davao del Norte.

Under its jurisdiction are the three suffragan dioceses of Digos, Tagum, and Mati.

History

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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 saint 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 was appointed 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

Archbishops

No Name In office Coat of arms
1. Clovis Joseph Thibauld 1954–1966 (as Prelate)
1966–1970 (as Bishop)
1970–1972 (as Archbishop) 		File:Coat of arms of Clovis Joseph Thibault as Archbishop of Davao.svg
2. Antonio Lloren Mabutas 1972–1996 File:Coat of arms of Antonio Lloren Mabutas as Archbishop of Davao.svg
3. Fernando Capalla 1996–2012 File:Coat of arms of Fernando Robles Capalla.svg
4. Romulo Geolina Valles 2012–present File:Coat of arms of Romulo Geolina Valles.svg

Auxiliary bishops

Suffragan dioceses

Statistics

As of 2021[7]:

  • Total Population – 1,953,049
  • Catholic Population – 1,520,885
  • Diocesan Priests – 77
  • Religious Priests – 70
  • Male Religious – 331
  • Female Religious – 381
  • Parishes – 39
  • Vicariates – 7 Template:Need Citation
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See also

References

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External links

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