Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Area 1,939 km² Country Philippines | Sui iuris church Latin Church Pope Francis Phone +63 88 521 2771 Metropolitan archbishop Martin S. Jumoad | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2013)
628,000
485,000 (77.2%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ozamiz Address Archbishop's Residence, Banadero, P.O. Box 2760, Ozamiz City, 7200, Philippines | ||
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozámis is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Ozamis is the Archdiocese in the Province of Misamis Occidental, on the island of Mindanao.
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History
The Diocese of Ozámis was erected on 27 January 1951, for the whole province of Misamis Occidental. The Archiocese comprises the following diocese: Dipolog, Iligan, Marawi. On February 17, 1971 Pope Paul VI elevated the Prelature of Ozámis into a diocese with the Most Reverend Jesus Varela serving as the first sitting Bishop. On the 24th of January 1983, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese.
Suffragan dioceses
Prelature
Archbishop
Most Rev. Jesus Dosado became the first Metropolitan Archbishop. Upon his resignation, he became Archbishop Emeritus. He was succeeded by Most Rev. Martin Jumoad on November 30, 2016.
Most Rev. Martin Jumoad is the second and current Metropolitan Archbishop of the archdiocese.