Archdiocese of Cebu

Archidioecesis Nominis Iesu o Caebuana

  • Arkidiyosesis sa Labing Balaan nga Ngalan ni Hesus sa Sugbo
  • Arkidiyosesis ng Cebu
  • Arquidiócesis del Santísimo Nombre de Jesús de Cebú
Catholic
Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
TerritoryCebu
Ecclesiastical provinceCebu
MetropolitanCebu
Coordinates10°17′45″N 123°54′11″E / 10.2958°N 123.9030°E / 10.2958; 123.9030
Statistics
Area5,088 km2 (1,964 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
5,310,651
4,621,792[1] (87%)
Parishes
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established
  • August 14, 1595 (August 14, 1595) (Diocese)
  • April 28, 1934 (April 28, 1934) (Archdiocese)
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral and Parish of St. Vitalis and of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint
Secular priests362
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJose Serofia Palma
Suffragans
Auxiliary Bishops
  • Midyphil B. Billones
  • Ruben C. Labajo
Vicar GeneralVicente Rey Penagunda Rogelio Fuentes
Bishops emeritus
Map
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.
Website
archdioceseofcebu.ph

The Archdiocese of Cebu (more formally the Archdiocese of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Cebu; Latin: Archidioecesis Nominis Iesu o Caebuana; Filipino: Arkidiyosesis ng Cebu; Cebuano: Arkidiyosesis sa Labing Balaan nga Ngalan ni Hesus sa Sugbo; Spanish: Arquidiocesis del Santisimo Nombre de Jesus de Cebu) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines and one of the ecclesiastical provinces of the Catholic Church in the country. It is composed of the entire civil province of Cebu (Cebu and the nearby islands of Mactan, Bantayan, and Camotes).[4][5][6][7] It is the Mother Church of the Philippines.[8][4][5][6][7] The jurisdiction, Cebu, is considered as the fount of Christianity in the Far East.[4][5][6][7][9][10][11]

The seat of the archdiocese is the Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of St. Vitalis and of the Immaculate Conception, more commonly known as the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. The archdiocese honors Our Lady of Guadalupe de Cebú as its patroness, Vitalis of Milan as its patron and titular saint, and Pedro Calungsod (the second Filipino saint) as its secondary patron saint. The archbishop is José Serofia Palma, who was installed on January 13, 2011. As of 2013, the archdiocese registered a total of 4,609,590 baptized Catholics.[12]

Ecclesiastical province

The ecclesiastical province of Cebu comprises the metropolitan's own archbishopric and the following suffragan sees:

History

Antecedents

The history of the future Archdiocese of Cebu began with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in Cebu in 1521.[13] The church anchored in that year[14] by the native Cebuanos' profession of faith in Christ,[15] baptism,[16] the daily celebration of the Mass,[17] and the chaplain of the expedition, Pedro Valderrama being the legitimate pastor for their spiritual needs. However, immediately after its inception during the aftermath of the Battle of Mactan, the Church of Cebu experienced decadence due to lack of shepherds to enforce and edify the natives on the faith. Most of the natives materially apostatized, while others clung unto the image of the Santo Niño (the first Christian icon in the Philippines given as a baptismal gift by Magellan). The unintended negligence lasted for 44 years until it was re-established in 1565 by the arrival of Miguel López de Legazpi and Fray Andrés de Urdaneta. The remnant of the Cebuano Church in 1521, as evident in the person of Rajah Tupas, was resuscitated by the Augustinians as an abbey nullius (an equivalent of a diocese)[18] when the formal evangelization of the Philippines commenced with Urdaneta as the first prelate.[19][20][21] The oversight of the natives was then succeeded to Fray Diego de Herrera who would later re-baptized Tupas and his servants in 1568. Adelantado Miguel Lopez de Legazpi established his government in Cebu, thus the first capital of the Philippines.

The church expanded from Cebu when the remaining missionaries led by Diego de Herrera when they were forced northwest temporarily due to conflict with the Portuguese and laid the foundations of the Christian community in the Panay in around 1569.[4][7]

In 1570 the second batch of missionaries reached Cebu. The island became the ecclesiastical "seat" as it was the center for evangelization. A notable missionary was Alfonso Jimenez, who travelled and penetrated the Camarines region through the islands of Masbate, Leyte, Samar, and Burias and founded the church there. He was called the first apostle of the region.[4][7]

By 1571, Herrera who was assigned as chaplain of Legazpi, from Panay advanced further north and founded the local church community in Manila. There, Legazpi transferred the seat of government though Cebu remained the spiritual capital of the country.[4][7]

In 1572 the Spaniards led by Juan de Salcedo marched from Manila further north with the second batch of Augustinian missionaries and pioneered the evangelization to the communities in the Ilocos (starting with Vigan) and the Cagayan regions.[4][7]

Diocese of Cebu

On February 6, 1579, the Philippines' first diocese, the Diocese of Manila, had been established as a suffragan of the See of Mexico. On August 14, 1595, Pope Clement VIII issued four bulls to Spain: one with the incipit Super universas orbis ecclesias[22] elevating the See of Manila to metropolitan status; and three with the incipit Super specula militantis Ecclesiae[23] erecting the three suffragan dioceses of Manila, which were the Diocese of Cebu, the Diocese of Nueva Cáceres, and the Diocese of Nueva Segovia.[24] The Diocese of Cebu's first bishop was Pedro de Agurto, an Augustinian.[4][24] As a diocese, Cebú had a very extensive territory which then included the whole of the Visayas, Mindanao[13] and "more southern islands";[25] also it extended farther to the Pacific such as the Marianas,[26] Carolines, and Palau.[27]

However, it lost territory repeatedly:

Archdiocese of Cebu

On April 28, 1934, Pope Pius XI promulgated an apostolic constitution with the incipit Romanorum Pontificum semper separating the dioceses of Cebu, Calbayog, Jaro, Bacolod, Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro from the ecclesiastical province of Manila. The same constitution elevated the diocese into an archdiocese while placing all the newly separated dioceses under a new ecclesiastical province with Cebu as the new metropolitan see.[28] The last suffragan bishop, Gabriel M. Reyes, was promoted as its first archbishop.

On November 8, 1941, it lost territory to establish Diocese of Tagbilaran as its suffragan.

Cebu was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1981. Between November 10, 1985, and March 1, 1986, the archdiocese held its Fourth Diocesan Synod of Cebu at the Seminaryo Mayor de San Carlos. Recently, it hosted the 51st International Eucharistic Congress from January 24 to 31, 2016.

Beginnings of Philippine Christian tradition

In Cebu the first baptism was made (April 14, 1521); hence, Rajah Humabon and the rest of the natives became the very first Filipino Christians. In the island also was the first Mass in which Filipino converts participated. Also in the territory the first resistance against the Mohammedan advance from the south.[29] The first Philippine Christian feast dedicated to the Sto. Niño was instituted and celebrated there. The first recorded confession and the last rites of an accused inhabitant transpired.[30] The very first temples were erected (the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica del Santo Niño) in the Philippines.[31] The first Christian marriage transpired with Isabel, the niece of Rajah Tupas and Andres, the Greek caulker of Legazpi, and their children baptized representing the first infant baptisms.[32]

Coat of arms

The ecclesiastical arms of the Archdiocese of Cebu was redesigned by a professional Italian heraldic artist, Sig. Marco Foppoli, as commissioned by the priests-secretaries of the Office of the Archbishop in the first quarter of 2021, with the facilitation and benefaction of Jan Thomas V. Limchua.

The re-designed coat of arms of the archdiocese consists of a simple yet traditional shield, which is the most commonly used form in ecclesiastical heraldry. In a chapé ("mantled") ployé partition, which is formed by two arched lines drawn from the center chief to the sides, the shield itself is divided into two fields: the upper field, in red (gules); and the lower field, in blue (azure).

The upper field of red represents the Niño de Cebu (Bato Balani sa Gugma, or Magnet of Love), whose very image, which at first was a gift during the first baptism five hundred years ago, has now become the symbol of the Catohlic faith in Cebu.

On this same field are two lions: the first lion, in gold, is emblazoned with the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Castile; while the other, in silver, is emblazoned with the personal coat of arms of Ferdinand Magellan—these two elements were present in the original coat of arms granted to the archdiocese. Both refer to the Hispanic origin and nascent beginning of Catholicism in Cebu, the cradle of Christianity in the Philippines.

These two lions support the stylized monogram of the Holy Name of Jesus inside a stylized image of the sun—symbolizing Christ as the light of the world. It is deliberately placed at the top center of the arm, representing the titular of the archdiocese. It also recalls the life and ministry of Jesus in the words of Paul (Letter to the Philippians): "…he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Phil. 2:7–11)

The field of red also honors the Visayan Proto-Martyr, Pedro Calungsod.

The lower field of blue symbolizes Our Lady and her motherly mantle of love and compassion for the Cebuano faithful as also portrayed by the monogram "Auspice Maria" (Under the Protection of Mary) with a gold crown (above), a silver crescent (below), and gold gloriole (around the monogram). This imagery specifically refers to her image and title, Our Lady of Guadalupe de Cebu, through whose intercession, and by God's grace flowing from above, has saved Cebu from the cholera epidemic of 1902. On 16 July 2006, Virgen de Guadalupe de Cebu was canonically crowned by the authority of Pope Benedict XVI as patroness of the archdiocese.

The upward, arrow tip-like shape of the blue field can be understood as a reminder to the Cebuano faithful that a deep devotion to the Virgin Mary inevitably leads to a greater love for her Divine Son, Our Lord. This is reminiscent of the traditional aphorism, "Ad Jesum per Mariam" (to Jesus, through Mary).

The entire shield is surmounted by the conventional heraldic elements identifying it to be the coat of arms of an archdiocese, namely a miter, and the crossed crozier and archiepiscopal cross.

Written on a scroll, below the arms, is the Motto of the Archdiocese: "Sanctum Nomen Eius," which means "Holy is His Name," taken from Mary's Magnificat (Luke 1:49).[33]

Approbations

Cebu's Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño: Mother and Head of All Churches

In the Apostolic Letter Ut Clarificetur, on the conferring the titles and privileges of the basilica, Pope Paul VI in 1965 described the Cebu's now Basilica del Santo Niño as the "Mother and Head of all Churches in the Philippines" (mater et caput... omnium ecclesiarum Insularum Philippinarum).[34] The same Paul VI also named the basilica the "symbol of the birth and growth of Christianity in the Philippines."[35]

Seat of Philippine Christianity

Pope John Paul II, in his Homily for Families in Cebu (February 19, 1981), called the island as the birthplace of the faith:

Finding myself in this important city known as the cradle of Christianity in the Philippines, I want to express my deep joy and profound thanksgiving to the Lord of history. The thought that for 450 years the light of the Gospel has shone with undimmed brightness in this land and on its people is cause for great rejoicing.[36]

Ordinaries

Prelates of Cebu

[note 1]

Suffragan bishops of Cebu

  • Pedro de Agurto (30 August 1595 Appointed – 14 Oct 1608 Died)
  • Pedro de Arce (17 Sep 1612 Appointed – 16 Oct 1645 Died)
  • Juan Velez (26 Jan 1660 bishop elect – 1662 Died)
  • Juan López † (23 April 1663 Appointed – 14 Nov 1672), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines) (1672.11.14 – death 1674.02.12)
  • Diego de Aguilar (16 Nov 1676 Appointed – 1 Oct 1692 Died)
  • Miguel Bayot (13 May 1697 Appointed – 28 Aug 1700 Died)
  • Pedro Sanz de la Vega y Landaverde (26 Jan 1705 Appointed – 17 Dec 1717 Died)
  • Apostolic Administrator Sebastián Foronda (2 March 1722 Appointed – 20 May 1728 Died)
  • Manuel de Ocio y Campo (20 Jan 1734 Appointed – 21 July 1737 Died)
  • Protacio Cabezas (29 Aug 1740 Appointed – 3 Feb 1753 Died)
  • Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta (18 July 1757 Appointed – 1771 Died)
  • Mateo Joaquin Rubio de Arevalo (13 Nov 1775 Appointed – 1788 Died)
  • Ignacio de Salamanca (24 Sep 1792 Appointed – Feb 1802 Died)
  • Joaquín Encabo de la Virgen de Sopetrán (20 Aug 1804 Appointed – 8 Nov 1818 Died)
  • Francisco Genovés (21 March 1825 Appointed – 1 Aug 1827 Died)
  • Santos Gómez Marañón (28 Sep 1829 Appointed – 23 Oct 1840 Died)
  • Romualdo Jimeno Ballesteros (19 Jan 1846 Appointed – 17 March 1872 Died); previously Titular Bishop of Ruspæ (1839.08.02 – 1846.01.19) & Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Tonking (Vietnam) (1839.08.02 – 1845.06.20), Coadjutor Bishop of Manila (Philippines) (1845.06.20 – 1846.01.19)
  • Benito Romero (28 Jan 1876 Appointed – 4 Nov 1885 Died)
  • Martín García y Alcocer (7 June 1886 Appointed – 30 July 1904 Resigned); emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Bostra (1904.07.30 – 1926.05.20)
  • Thomas A. Hendrick (17 July 1903 Appointed – 29 Nov 1909 Died)
  • Juan Bautista Gorordo (2 April 1910 Appointed – 19 June 1931 Resigned), succeeded ad former Titular Bishop of Nilopolis (1909.04.29 – 1910.04.02) & Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu (1909.04.29 – 1910.04.02); emeritate as Titular Bishop of Tacapæ (1931.06.19 – 1934.12.20)
  • Gabriel M. Reyes (29 July 1932 Appointed – 1934.04.28 see below)

Metropolitan archbishops of Cebu

List of metropolitan archbishops of Cebu
Bishop Period in office Coat of arms Notes
1.Gabriel M. ReyesApril 28, 1934 – August 25, 1949
(15 years, 119 days)		Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Manila & Titular Archbishop of Phulli
2.Cardinal Julio Rosales y RasDecember 17, 1949 – August 24, 1982
(32 years, 250 days)		Created Cardinal by Pope Paul VI on April 28, 1969
3.Cardinal Ricardo VidalAugust 24, 1982 – October 15, 2010
(28 years, 52 days)		Created Cardinal by Pope John Paul II on May 25, 1985
4.Jose S. PalmaOctober 15, 2010–present
(13 years, 87 days)

Auxiliary bishops

List of auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of Cebu
Bishop Period in office Titular see Coat of arms Notes
1.Juan Durán1680 -1681Zenopolis in Lycia
2.Juan Bautista Gorordo y Perfecto1909–1910NilopolisSucceeded as Bishop of Cebu
3.Manuel Sandalo Salvador1960–1969Nasbinca
Zarna (As Titular Archbishop)
4.Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar1970–1974GrumentumAppointed Bishop of Romblon
5.Jesus Armamento Dosado1977–1979NabalaAppointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cagayan de Oro, later Archbishop of Ozamis
6.Angel Nacorda Lagdameo1980–1986OretoAppointed Bishop of Dumaguete
7.Camilo Diaz Gregorio1987–1989GirusAppointed Bishop of Bacolod
8.Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak1987–1992LesviAppointed Bishop of Tagbilaran
9.Emilio Layon Bataclan1990–1995; 2004–2015Gunela (1900–1995)
Septimunicia (2004–2015)		Appointed Bishop of Iligan, Reappointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu
10.Antonio Racelis Rañola1990–2003Claternae
11.Jose Serofia Palma1997–1999Vazari-DiddaAppointed Bishop of Calbayog, later Archbishop of Cebu
12.Precioso Dacalos Cantillas1995–1998Vicus CaesarisAppointed Bishop of Maasin
13.John Forrosuelo Du1997–2001TimiciAppointed Bishop of Dumaguete; later Archbishop of Palo
14.Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog1999–2001ReperiAppointed Bishop of Surigao
15.Julito Buhisan Cortes2001–2013SeverianaAppointed Bishop of Dumaguete
16.Isabelo Caiban Abarquez2002–2004TalaptulaAppointed Bishop of Calbayog
17.Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio2015–2019LestronaAppointed Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines
18.Dennis Cabanada Villarojo2015–2019GisipaAppointed Bishop of Malolos
19.Midyphil Bermejo Billones2019–presentTagarata
20.Ruben Caballero Labajo2022–presentAbbir Maius
Basilica Minore Sto. Niño, Cebu City.

Diocesan Seminaries

  • Pope John XXIII Seminary', Pope John Paul II Avenue, Barangay Luz, Cebu City

Rector: Allan Delima

  • San Carlos Seminary College, Pope John Paul II Avenue, Barangay Luz, Cebu City

Rector: Joseph Tan

  • Seminario Mayor de San Carlos, Pope John Paul II Avenue, Barangay Luz, Cebu City

Rector: Mhar Balili

  • Spiritual Pastoral Formation Year House, Archbishop's Residence Compound, D. Jakosalem St., Cebu City

Director: Alvin Raypan

Archdiocesan Calendar

The Calendar of the Archdiocese of Cebu is based on the General Roman Calendar and the Philippine Standard Calendar. Below are the following additions and changes to the calendar.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cebu (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Most Rev. Antonia R. Rañola, D.D." Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine" [Resignations and Appointments] (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. October 1, 2015. B0746. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pangan, J.K. (September 16, 2014). "Cebu—Cradle of the Philippine Church and Seat of Far-East Christianity" (PDF). International Eucharistic Congress 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Cebu".
  6. 1 2 3 The Church of Cebu's Basilica del Santo Niño is named by the Vatican as "mother and head of all churches in the Philippines" (mater et caput... omnium ecclesiarum Insularum Philippinarum). See https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/la/apost_letters/documents/hf_p-vi_apl_19650401_ut-clarificetur.html.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 John Kingsley Pangan, Church of the Far East (Makati: St. Pauls, 2016),
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  12. ↑ "Cebu (Archdiocese)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. March 17, 2023.
  13. 1 2 "History : The Official Website of Cebu Archdiocese". Archived from the original on August 13, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  14. ↑ Carmelo D. F. Morelos, "'Go… Make Disciples!' – A Pastoral Letter on the Fourth Centenary of the Archdioceses of Manila, Cebu, Cáceres, Nueva Segovia," Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, January 29, 1994, accessed September 6, 2014, http://cbcponline.net/v2/?p=8078
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  16. ↑ Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan's Voyage Around the World, vol. 1, trans. James Alexander Robertson (Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1906), 151–155.
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  20. ↑ Blair, Emma Helen; Robertson, James Alexander, eds. (1903). The Philippine Islands, 1493–1803 vol. 2. Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company. p. 168.
  21. ↑ Bartholomé de Letona, OSF, The Philippine Islands, 1493–1803, vol. 36, eds. Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson (Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1906), 210.
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  23. ↑ Siniculus. "Dei praesidio fultus: Philippine Bullary II".
  24. 1 2 Philippine Star: "Fray Pedro de Agurto, OSA: The first Bishop of Cebu" By Fr. Ric Anthony Reyes, OSA (The Freeman) October 12, 2014
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  26. ↑ "Archdiocese of Cebu, Philippines".
  27. ↑ Felipe Redondo y Sendino, Breve reseña de lo que fue y de lo que es la Diócesis de Cebú en las Islas Filipinas, trans. Azucena L. Pace (Cebu City: University of San Carlos Press, 2014), Breve Reseña, 74.
  28. ↑ Pope Pius XI, Apostolic Constitution separating some dioceses from the ecclesiastical province of Manila to form the new ecclesiastical province of Cebu Romanorum Pontificum semper (28 April 1934), Acta Apostolicae Sedis 27 (1935), pp.263–264. PROVINCIA ECCLESIASTICA MANILANA DISMEMBRATIO ET NOVA CAEBUANA PROVINCIA ERIGITUR.
  29. ↑ Juan de Medina, OSA, "Historia de la Orden de San Agustin de estas Islas Filipinas," in The Philippine Islands 1493–1803, vol. 23, eds. Emma H. Blair, James A. Robertson (Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1903), 185.
  30. ↑ Résumé of Documents, 153.
  31. ↑ Astrid Sala-Boza, "The Contested Site of the Finding of the Holy Child: Villa San Miguel or San Nicolas (Cebu El Viejo)," Philippine Quarterly of Culture Society 34, (2006): 232. www.jstor.org/stable/29792595; The Philippine Islands, 1493–1803, vol. 2, eds. Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson (Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1903), 121.
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  33. ↑ "The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu updated their profile picture". The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Facebook.
  34. ↑ "Ut clarificetur, Litterae Apostlicae, Titulus ac privilegia Basilicae Minoris ecclesiae Sanctissimo Nomini Iesu Caebuae dicatae conferuntur, d. 1 m. Aprilis a. 1965, Paulus PP. VI | Paulus PP. VI".
  35. ↑ "Radio message on the 4th centenary of the evangelization of the Philippines (May 2, 1965) | Paul VI".
  36. ↑ "19 February 1981: Mass for families, Cebu City, Philippines | John Paul II".
  37. ↑ Bartolomé de Letona, OSF (1662), "Description of the Filipinas Islands" in The Philippine Islands, 1493–1803, vol. 34, eds. Emma H. Blair and James A. Robertson (Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1906), 208. "The Order of St. Augustine entered the islands in the year [1]565; its first superior, and first prelate of all the islands was Fray Andres de Urdaneta – a Vascongado,40 and a son of the convent and province of Mexico; he was the apostle who unfurled the gospel banner, and he planted the faith in the island of Zebu' and others."
  38. ↑ Bibliography on Legazpi and Urdaneta, Isacio R. Rodriguez, Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints(Ateneo de Manila University:1965).
  39. ↑ The Philippine Islands 1493–1803, vol. 23, eds. Emma H. Blair, James A. Robertson (Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1903), 209. "In April of the year 1565, there was founded in Zebu (afterward being transferred to Manila) the church and ecclesiastical community of these islands; and its ordinary jurisdiction was allotted to the superiors of the Order of St. Augustine, who were the founders and apostles of this kingdom; they held that dignity up to the year of [15]77".

Notes

  1. ↑ The religious superiors, in this case the Augustinians in Cebu, functioned as ordinaries in mission territories with no diocese through the papal bull Omnimodam auctoritatem nostram made by Pope Adrian VI. Thus, consequently making the first Augustinian superiors as Prelates of Cebu. Their prelacy are more historical than canonical. The modern equivalent of this is a Territorial Superior. See more in gcatholic.org.
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