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Bishop(s)

Jose SerofiaPalma, Archbishop
Emilio LayonBataclan, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Antonio RacelisRañola, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated:28 April 1934
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery forBishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country:Philippines
Square Kilometers: 5,088 (1,965 Square Miles)
Official Web Site:https://archdioceseofcebu.ph/
Mailing Address: Chancery, Cardinal Rosales Pastoral Center, 2nd Floor Caritas Bldg., Cor. P. Gomez and P. Burgos St., 6000 Cebu City, Philippines
Telephone: (032)254.1861; 253.0123

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pedrode Agurto, O.S.A. † (30 Aug1595 Appointed - 15 Oct1608 Died)
Pedrode Arce, O.S.A. † (17 Sep1612 Appointed - 16 Oct1645 Died)
JuanVélez † (26 Jan1660 Appointed -1661 Died)
JuanLópez, O.P. † (23 Apr1663 Appointed - 14 Nov1672 Appointed, Archbishop ofManila)
Diegode Aguilar, O.P. † (16 Nov1676 Appointed - 1 Oct1692 Died)
MiguelBayot, O.F.M. Disc. † (13 May1697 Appointed - 28 Aug1700 Died)
PedroSanz de la Vega y Landaverde, O. de M. † (26 Jan1705 Appointed - 17 Dec1727 Died)
Manuelde Ocio y Campo † (20 Jan1734 Appointed - 21 Jul1737 Died)
ProtacioCabezas † (29 Aug1740 Confirmed - 3 Feb1753 Died)
Miguel Linode Ezpeleta † (18 Jul1757 Appointed -1771 Died)
Mateo JoaquinRubio de Arevalo † (13 Nov1775 Appointed - Dec1786 Died)
Ignaciode Salamanca † (24 Sep1792 Appointed - Feb1802 Died)
JoaquínEncabo de la Virgen de Sopetrán, O.A.R. † (20 Aug1804 Confirmed - 8 Nov1818 Died)
FranciscoGenovés, O.P. † (21 Mar1825 Confirmed - 1 Aug1827 Died)
SantosGómez Marañón, O.S.A. † (28 Sep1829 Confirmed - 23 Oct1840 Died)
RomualdoJimeno Ballesteros, O.P. † (19 Jan1846 Confirmed - 17 Mar1872 Died)
BenitoRomero, O.F.M. Disc. † (28 Jan1876 Confirmed - 7 Oct1885 Died)
MartínGarcía y Alcocer, O.F.M. Disc. † (7 Jun1886 Appointed - 17 Jul1903 Resigned)
Thomas AugustineHendrick † (18 Aug1903 Appointed - 29 Nov1909 Died)
Juan BautistaGorordo y Perfecto † (2 Apr1910 Appointed - 19 Jun1931 Resigned)
Gabriel MartelinoReyes † (29 Jul1932 Appointed - 25 Aug1949 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop ofManila)
JulioRosales y Ras † (17 Dec1949 Appointed - 24 Aug1982 Retired)
Ricardo JaminVidal † (24 Aug1982 Succeeded - 15 Oct2010 Retired)
Jose SerofiaPalma (15 Oct 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Cebu
14 August 1595	Erected	Diocese ofManila	Diocese ofNueva Caceres (erected) Diocese of Cebu (erected) Diocese ofNueva Segovia (erected)
27 May 1865	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cebu	Diocese ofJaro o Santa Elisabetta (erected)
17 September 1902	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cebu	Prefecture Apostolic ofMarianne Islands (erected)
10 April 1910	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cebu (Provinces of Samar and Leyte)	Diocese ofCalbayog (erected)
10 April 1910	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cebu Diocese ofJaro o Santa Elisabetta	Diocese ofZamboanga (erected)
15 July 1932	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cebu (Siqujior island) Diocese ofJaro o Santa Elisabetta (Negros island along with small islands to the East)	Diocese ofBacolod (erected)
Archdiocese of Cebu
28 April 1934	Elevated	Diocese of Cebu	Archdiocese of Cebu
8 November 1941	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Cebu (Bohol along with Panglao, Lapinin, Jau, Mahanay, Eandayan, Pangangan, and Cabildo islands)	Diocese ofTagbilaran (erected)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Cebu
1908	1,978,858			134	106	240	8,245					ocdw1909
Archdiocese of Cebu
1950	1,112,264	1,122,132	99.1%	74	60	134	8,300		59	87	64	ap1951
1958	1,139,000	1,169,081	97.4%	103	85	188	6,058		105	189	71	ap1960
1970	1,733,077	1,810,000	95.8%	138	130	268	6,466		149	307	89	ap1971
1980	1,998,209	2,326,000	85.9%	147	134	281	7,111		190	426	105	ap1981
1990	2,285,000	2,570,000	88.9%	193	138	331	6,903		314	528	119	ap1991
1999	2,733,290	3,159,648	86.5%	265	237	502	5,444		417	818	135	ap2000
2000	2,787,956	3,222,841	86.5%	275	226	501	5,564		465	879	136	ap2001
2001	2,815,836	3,255,070	86.5%	277	212	489	5,758		471	988	137	ap2002
2002	2,843,994	3,287,621	86.5%	283	286	569	4,998		556	990	138	ap2003
2003	2,872,434	3,320,497	86.5%	293	299	592	4,852		641	995	138	ap2004
2004	3,268,081	3,652,546	89.5%	299	290	589	5,548		607	927	138	ap2005
2006	3,415,000	3,789,000	90.1%	292	446	738	4,627		744	1,020	137	ap2007
2013	4,079,738	4,609,590	88.5%	336	277	613	6,655	1	1,078	1,144	145	ap2014
2016	4,299,779	4,874,961	88.2%	339	273	612	7,025		1,095	977	165	ap2017
2019	4,445,125	5,078,760	87.5%	346	268	614	7,239		1,071	1,047	167	ap2020
2021	4,588,435	5,242,499	87.5%	362	250	612	7,497		1,053	1,043	167	ap2022
2023	4,678,039	5,388,718	86.8%	348	278	626	7,472		1,010	1,025	176	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

MiguelAcebedo y Flores †
Diegode Aguilar, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Nov1676 to 1 Oct1692)
Pedrode Agurto, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 30 Aug1595 to 15 Oct1608)
Patricio HacbangAlo † (Priest: 14 Mar1964 to 14 Apr1981)
Pedrode Arce, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 17 Sep1612 to 16 Oct1645)
Alfredo BanlutaBaquial †
MiguelBayot, O.F.M. Disc. † (Bishop: 13 May1697 to 28 Aug1700)
ProtacioCabezas † (Bishop: 29 Aug1740 to 3 Feb1753)
TeofiloCamomot Bastida † (Priest: 14 Dec1941 to 23 Mar1955)
Jesus ArmamentoDosado, C.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Oct1977 to 4 Jun1979)
JuanDurán, O. de M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Aug1680 to1691)
JoaquínEncabo de la Virgen de Sopetrán, O.A.R. † (Bishop: 20 Aug1804 to 8 Nov1818)
Miguel Linode Ezpeleta † (Bishop: 18 Jul1757 to1771)
SebastiánForonda, O.S.A. † (Apostolic Administrator: 2 Mar1722 to 20 May1728)
MartínGarcía y Alcocer, O.F.M. Disc. † (Bishop: 7 Jun1886 to 17 Jul1903)
FranciscoGenovés, O.P. † (Bishop: 21 Mar1825 to 1 Aug1827)
SantosGómez Marañón, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 28 Sep1829 to 23 Oct1840)
Juan BautistaGorordo y Perfecto † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Apr1909;Apostolic Administrator: 15 Dec1909;Bishop: 2 Apr1910 to 19 Jun1931)
Camilo DiazGregorio † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jan1987 to 20 May1989)
Thomas AugustineHendrick † (Bishop: 18 Aug1903 to 29 Nov1909)
RomualdoJimeno Ballesteros, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Jan1846 to 17 Mar1872)
Angel NacordaLagdameo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jun1980 to 31 Jan1986)
JuanLópez, O.P. † (Bishop: 23 Apr1663 to 14 Nov1672)
ManuelMascariñas y Morgia †
Nicolas MollenedoMondejar † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Jul1970 to 19 Dec1974)
Manuelde Ocio y Campo † (Bishop: 20 Jan1734 to 21 Jul1737)
Gabriel MartelinoReyes † (Bishop: 29 Jul1932;Archbishop: 28 Apr1934 to 25 Aug1949)
BenitoRomero, O.F.M. Disc. † (Bishop: 28 Jan1876 to 7 Oct1885)
JulioRosales y Ras † (Archbishop: 17 Dec1949 to 24 Aug1982)
Mateo JoaquinRubio de Arevalo † (Bishop: 13 Nov1775 to Dec1786)
Ignaciode Salamanca † (Bishop: 24 Sep1792 to Feb1802)
Manuel SandaloSalvador † (Priest: 2 Mar1953;Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Dec1966 to 21 Oct1969;Coadjutor Archbishop: 26 Jan1973 to 14 Jul1996)
PedroSanz de la Vega y Landaverde, O. de M. † (Bishop: 26 Jan1705 to 17 Dec1727)
Bienvenido SolonTudtud †
Leopoldo SumayloTumulak † (Priest: 30 Mar1971;Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jan1987 to 28 Nov1992)
JuanVélez † (Bishop: 26 Jan1660 to1661)
Ricardo JaminVidal † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 13 Apr1981;Archbishop: 24 Aug1982 to 15 Oct2010)
Manuel PorciaYap †

Source(s)

Diocese of Cebu
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiæ Catholicæ, Volume 1, Page 113, to Page 114
Archdiocese of Cebu
- Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 27, Page 263, and Page 264