Metropolitan see Davao, Philippines
Archdiocese of Davao
Davaën(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Davao covers Davao City on Mindanao, erected as a diocese in 1966 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1970. Its suffragans are Digos, Mati, and Tagum, and Archbishop Romulo Valles has led the see since 2012.
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- Established
- 1966
- Catholics
- 1,635,540
- Priests
- 77
- Territory
- 2,443 km²
Parishes and churches
34 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Joseph the WorkerDavao CityView parish
- St. Mary of the Perpetual RosaryDavao CityView parish
- Virgen de los RemediosTorilView parish
- Virgen DolorosaBabakView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Romulo Valles
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The cathedral
Cathedral of San Pedro Apostol stands in Davao, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
A metropolitan see in southern Mindanao, the Archdiocese of Davao (Latin: Archidioecesis Davaënsis) is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Its territory takes in the city of Davao and the Island Garden City of Samal in Davao del Norte, and three suffragan dioceses answer to it: Digos, Tagum, and Mati.