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Metropolitan see Zamboanga, Philippines

Archdiocese of Zamboanga

Zamboangen(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Zamboanga is a Latin Church metropolitan see on the Zamboanga Peninsula, erected as a diocese in 1910 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1958. Its archbishop since 2023 is Julius Sullan Tonel.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Zamboanga, Philippines.

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Established
1910
Catholics
707,170
Priests
57
Territory
1,638 km²

Parishes and churches

23 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Archbishop
Julius Sullan Tonel

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The cathedral

Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Zamboanga, 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

Mindanao's first diocese, created in 1910, became the island's second archdiocese in 1958: the Archdiocese of Zamboanga (Latin name: Archidiocesis Zamboangensis). Its present jurisdiction covers Zamboanga City, and its suffragans are the Territorial Prelature of Isabela in Basilan, the Diocese of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay, and the Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo.