Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo
| Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo Vicariatus Apostolicus Ioloensis[1] | |
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| Catholic | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Sulu and Tawi-Tawi[1] |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,687.8 km2 (1,037.8 sq mi)[1] |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2021) 1,374,259 19,240[2] (1%) |
| 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 |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo is a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction that covers the Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces in southern Philippines.
It is directly exempt to the Holy See, specifically to the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and is not part of any ecclesiastical province. However, for the purpose of apostolic cooperation, it is sometimes grouped with the Archdiocese of Zamboanga.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Jolo, Sulu.
History
It was established on 28 October 1953 as Apostolic Prefecture of Sulu,[1] of territory split off from the then Territorial Prelature of Cotabato and Sulu (now the Archdiocese of Cotabato).
It was promoted and renamed after its see on 12 July 1958 as Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo, led by a titular bishop.[1]
Ordinaries
- Apostolic prefect of Sulu (1954–1958)
| Name | Period in office | |
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| 1. | Fr. Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I. | 1954 – July 12, 1958 |
- Apostolic vicars of Jolo (1958–present)
| 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) |
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| 2. | Bishop Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I. | June 26, 1972 – April 11, 1979, transferred to Cotabato (6 years, 289 days) |
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| 3. | Bishop George Eli Dion, O.M.I. | January 28, 1980 – October 11, 1991, resigned (11 years, 256 days) |
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| 4. | Bishop Benjamin D. de Jesus, O.M.I. | October 11, 1991 – February 04, 1997, died in office (5 years, 116 days) |
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| 5. | Bishop Angelito R. Lampon, O.M.I. | November 21, 1997 – November 06, 2018, transferred to Cotabato (20 years, 350 days) |
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| – | Fr. Romeo S. Saniel, O.M.I. | December 16, 2018 – April 04, 2020, apostolic administrator (1 year, 110 days) |
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| 6. | Bishop Charlie M. Inzon, O.M.I. | April 04, 2020 – September 08, 2025, transferred to Cotabato (5 years, 157 days) |
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Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo is a apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church.[3]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 Back to citation occurrence 1.4 Back to citation occurrence 1.5 Back to citation occurrence 1.6 "Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo". Claretian Publications. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- Back to citation "Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo Statistics". gcatholic.org.
- Back to citation Wikidata item Q620355
External links
- Claretian Publications; Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo
- GCatholic with incumbent bio links
- Decree of 28 October 1953 - decree establishing the apostolic vicariates of Jolo and Cotabato, published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol 46 (1954), pp. 66-67
- Apostolic constitution of 12 July 1958 - papal bull raising the dignity of the Apostolic Prefecture as the Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo, published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis vol 51 (1959), pp. 319-320