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Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo Vicariatus Apostolicus Ioloensis[1] | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Sulu andTawi-Tawi[1] |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately subject to theHoly See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,687.8 km2 (1,037.8 sq mi)[1] |
Population
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| Parishes | 5[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 October 1953[1] |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Secular priests | 12 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Vicar Apostolic | Sede vacante |
TheApostolic Vicariate of Jolo is a Latin Catholicmissionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction that cover theSulu andTawi-Tawi provinces in southernPhilippines.
It is directlyexempt to theHoly See, specifically to theRoman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and is not part of anyecclesiastical province. However, for the purpose of apostolic cooperation, it is sometimes grouped with theArchdiocese of Zamboanga.
Itscathedral episcopal see is theCathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, inJolo, Sulu.
Established on 28 October 1953 asApostolic Prefecture of Sulu,[1] of territory split off from the thenTerritorial Prelature of Cotabato and Sulu (now Archdiocese of Cotabato).
Promoted and renamed after its see on 12 July 1958 asApostolic Vicariate of Jolo, led by atitular bishop.[1]
| Name | Period in office | |
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| 1. | Fr. Francis Joseph McSorley,O.M.I. | 1954 – July 12, 1958 |
| Name | Period in office | Coat of arms | |
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| 1. | Bishop Francis Joseph McSorley,O.M.I. | July 12, 1958 – November 20, 1970+,Died in office (12 years, 131 days) |  |
| 2. | Bishop Philip Francis Smith,O.M.I. | June 26, 1972 – April 11, 1979,Transferred to Cotabato (6 years, 289 days) | .svg) |
| 3. | Bishop George Eli Dion,O.M.I. | January 28, 1980 – October 11, 1991,Resigned (11 years, 256 days) | |
| 4. | BishopBenjamin D. de Jesus,O.M.I. | October 11, 1991 – February 04, 1997,Died in office (5 years, 116 days) |  |
| 5. | BishopAngelito R. Lampon,O.M.I. | November 21, 1997 – November 06, 2018,Transferred to Cotabato (20 years, 350 days) |  |
| – | Fr. Romeo S. Saniel,O.M.I. | December 16, 2018 – April 04, 2020,Apostolic Administrator (1 year, 110 days) | |
| 6. | BishopCharlie M. Inzon,O.M.I. | April 04, 2020 – September 08, 2025,Transferred to Cotabato (5 years, 157 days) |  |
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