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Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo
Catholic missionary jurisdiction in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo is a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction covering the Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces in southern Philippines.
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Quick Facts Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo Vicariatus Apostolicus Ioloensis, Catholic ...
Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo Vicariatus Apostolicus Ioloensis[1] | |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Sulu and Tawi-Tawi[1] |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,687.8 km2 (1,037.8 sq mi)[1] |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,374,259 19,240[2] (1%) |
Parishes | 5[1] |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 28 October 1953[1] |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Secular priests | 12 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | Charlie Malapitan Inzon |
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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).