Metropolitan see Cebu, Philippines
Archdiocese of Cebu
Nominis Iesu seu Caebuan(us)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Cebu, erected as a diocese in 1595 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1934, is one of the oldest and largest sees in the Philippines. Its suffragans are Dumaguete, Maasin, Tagbilaran, and Talibon, and Archbishop Alberto Uy was installed on September 30, 2025.
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- Established
- 1595
- Catholics
- 4,700,000
- Priests
- 348
- Territory
- 5,088 km²
Parishes and churches
137 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. John BoscoCotcotView parish
- St. John the BaptistGiloctogView parish
- St. John XXIIICebu CityView parish
- St. JosephCamotesView parish
- St. JosephMagdugoView parish
- St. Joseph the CarpenterLawaanView parish
- St. Joseph the PatriarchCebu CityView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerPanalipanView parish
- St. Joseph the WorkerTalisay CityView parish
- St. Joseph, Husband of MaryTayudView parish
- St. MichaelSamboanView parish
- St. Michael the ArchangelLambusanView parish
- St. Peter the ApostleBantayanView parish
- St. RaphaelAloguinsanView parish
- Virgen de los DesamparadosMalapascua IslandView parish
- Virgen de los RemediosCebu CityView parish
- Virgen de los RemediosOdlotView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Alberto Uy
- Born
- 18 October 1966
- Birthplace
- Ubay
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The cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of St. Vitalis stands in Cebu, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
One of the ecclesiastical provinces of the Catholic Church in the Philippines is anchored by the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu, a Latin Church archdiocese whose more formal title is the Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Cebu. That title appears in Latin as Archidioecesis Metropolitae Nominis Iesu o Caebuana, in Filipino as Kalakhang Arkidiyosesis ng Kabanal-banalang Ngalan ni Hesus sa Cebu, in Cebuano as Arkidiyosesis Metropolitano sa Labing Balaan nga Ngalan ni Hesus sa Sugbo, and in Spanish as Arquidiocesis Metropolitano del Santisimo Nombre de Jesus de Cebu.
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Stories that name this see
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- Missionaries of Mary Queen of Heaven aid exploited women
- Sisters restore dignity of exploited women
- Missionaries of Mary Queen of Heaven rescue female exploitation victims
- Missionaries of Mary Queen of Heaven rescue hundreds of exploited women
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