This is a powerpoint presentation about the different Archdioceses in Visayas.

1. CLED REPORT “Archdioceses in Visayas” Prepared by: Group 4

2. “Archdioceses in Visayas”

3. Archdiocese of Palo The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo is a large administrative diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the town of Palo in Leyte province, Philippines.

4. It was formed as a Diocese in November 28, 1937 And became an Archdiocese in 1982.

5. Suffragan Dioceses *Calbayog *Borongan *Catarman *Naval

6. The archdiocese encompasses 4,620 km2 Catholic Population: 1,165,565.

7. Two districts: *Eastern *Western Two Languages: *Waray *Cebuano

8. Eastern District *Has 7 vicariates With 34 parishes.

9. The Vicariates Vicariate of Palo Vicariate of TaclobanCity Vicariate of Burauen Vicariate of Abuyog Vicariate of Dulag Vicariate of Carigara

10. St.Francis of Assisi (Vicariate of Palo)

11. Sacred Heart Parish (Vicariate of Tacloban)

12. Saint Anthony of Padua (Vicariate of Burauen)

13. Saint Francis Xavier (Vicariate of Abuyog)

14. Our Lady of Refuge (Vicariate of Dulag)

15. Holy Cross (Vicariate of Carigara)

16. Western District *Has 2 vicarities, 13 parishes And 1 chaplaincy

17. The Vicariates *Vicariate of Ormoc City *Vicariate of Palompon

18. Mother of Redeemer (Vicariate of Ormoc)

19. Saint Francis Xavier (Vicariate of Palompon)

20. The Archdiocese Also contains Two seminaries.

21. The Sacred Heart Seminary *founded in 1944

24. Most Rev. Lino R. Gonzaga, D.D.† ( 12 November 1951-12 August 1966 Appointed, Archbishop of Zamboanga) Most Rev. Teotimo C. Pacis, D.D.† (18 November 1966-23 May 1969 Appointed, Bishop of Legazpi) Most Rev. Manuel S. Salvador, D.D.† (21 October 1969-25 September 1972 Resigned) Most Rev. Cipriano V. Urgel, D.D.† ( 12 April 1973-15 November 1982 later Archbishop of Palo)

25. Archbishops *Most Rev. Cipriano V. Urgel, D.D.† (15 November 1982-22 April 1985 died) *Most Rev. Pedro R. Dean, D.D. (12 October 1985-18 March 2006 Retired) Archbishop-Emeritus of Palo

26. Most Rev. Jose S. Palma, D.D. (18 March 2006-15 October 2010 Appointed, Archbishop of Cebu)

27. Archdiocese of Capiz The Diocese of Capiz was carved out from the Archdiocese of Jaro and erected on 27 January 1951 for the whole civil province of Capiz and Roxas City.

28. On 17 January 1976 Pope Paul VI elevated the Diocese of Capiz into an Archdiocese.

29. Suffragan Dioceses *Kalibo *Romblon

30. The Vicariates *Vicariate of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception *Vicariate of St. Joseph the Worker *Vicariate of St. Catherine of Alexandria *Vicariate of St. Gemma

31. Current Archbishop Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo.

32. Archdiocese of Cebu Cebu originally belonged to the Diocese of Manila which was established on February 6, 1579 as a suffragan to the See of Mexico. When Manila was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Clement VIII, Cebu was created as a suffragan diocese on August 14, 1595

33. On April 28, 1934, it was elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese with the Most Rev. Gabriel M. Reyes was its first archbishop.

34. Our Lady of Guadalupe -patroness of The archdiocese.

35. Suffragan Dioceses *Dumaguete *Maasin *Tagbilaran *Talibon

36. Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral

37. Basilica Minore Del Santo Nino Cebu

38. Archdiocesan Shrine Of St.Anne

39. National Shrine of St.Joseph

40. Magellan’s Cross (located outside theBasilica Minore del Sto.Nino Cebu)

41. Current Archbishop Jose Palma

42. Archdiocese of Jaro one of the oldest dioceses in the country. It was created a diocese by virtue of a papal bull of Pope Pius IX on May 27, 1865, according to a document signed by Archbishop Gregorio Martinez, then Archbishop of Manila, under whole ecclesiastical province the new diocese belonged as suffragan.

43. The Archdiocese has ninety-one (91) parishes, eighty-five of which are under the direction of the diocesan clergy, and six (6) under the direction of the religious priests.

44. It has a land area of 5,324.0 square kilometres, representing 1.8 percent of the total land area of the country. In 2009, the report of the government shows that it has a total population of 2,333,141.

45. St.Elizabeth Of Hungary -patron saint Of the archdiocese

46. erected by virtue of the Apostolic Bull "Qui Ab Initio" of His Holiness Pope Pius IX, of holy memory. The said Apostolic Bull was issued in Rome on May 27, 1865.

47. Suffragan Dioceses *Bacolod *Kabankalan *San Carlos *San Jose de Antique

48. Current Archbishop: Most Rev. Angel Lagdameo