Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo

Vicariatus Apostolicus Ioloensis[1]
Location
CountryPhilippines
TerritorySulu and Tawi-Tawi[1]
Ecclesiastical provinceDirectly exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area2,687.8 km2 (1,037.8 sq mi)[1]
Population
- Total
- Catholics
1,706,068 (approx.)[1]
29,446 (approx.)[1] (2%)
Parishes5[1]
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 October 1953[1]
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Patron saintOur Lady of Mount Carmel
Secular priests12
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Vicar ApostolicCharlie Malapitan Inzon

The Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo is a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction covering the Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces in southern Philippines.

It is directly exempt to the Holy See, specifically Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and not part of any ecclesiastical province, yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation sometimes grouped with the Archdiocese of Zamboanga.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Jolo, Sulu, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

History


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 diocese of Cotabato).

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
  • Francis Joseph McSorley (1954 – 1958.07.12)
Apostolic Vicars of Jolo
  • Francis Joseph McSorley (1958.07.12 – death 1970.11.20), Titular Bishop of Sozusa in Palæstina (1958.07.12 – 1970.11.20)
  • Philip Francis Smith (1972.06.26 – retired 1979.04.11), Titular Bishop of Lamphua (1972.06.26 – 1980.03.14), later Coadjutor Bishop of Cotabato (Philippines) (1979.04.11 – 1979.11.05), succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotabato (1979.11.05 – 1998.05.30)
  • George Eli Dion (1980.01.28 – death 1999.02.12), Titular Bishop of Caudium (1980.01.28 – 1999.02.12)[2]
  • Benjamin de Jesus (1991.10.11 – death 1997.02.04)
  • Angelito Lampon (21 November 1997 – 6 November 2018), Titular Bishop of Valliposita (1997.11.21 – 2018.11.06), succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotabato (2018.11.06 –)
  • Romeo Sombilon Saniel (2018.12.16-2020.04.04), Apostolic Administrator
  • Charile M.Inzon (2020.04.04-present)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo". Claretian Publications. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bishop George Eli Dion [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
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