Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozamiz
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozamis is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the province of Misamis Occidental, southern Philippines. The archdiocese cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ozamiz City, and its present archbishop is Martin Jumoad.[2] The official spelling of the church is Ozamis, while the city it is located is Ozamiz.[3]
Archdiocese of Ozamis Archidioecesis Ozamisanus Arkidiyosesis sa Ozamis Arkidiyosesis ng Ozamis | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Misamis Occidental |
Ecclesiastical province | Ozamis |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,939 km2 (749 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 741,160 470,485[1] (63.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Patron saint | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Martin Jumoad |
Suffragan | (Diocese of Dipolog)
(Diocese of Iligan) Jose Rapadas III Edwin de la Peña, MSP |
Vicar General | Msgr. Maximino A. Naron, Jr. |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The larger ecclesiastical province over which the archbishop of Ozamis serves as metropolitan see covers the northwestern portion of the island of Mindanao, including the highly urbanized city of Iligan and the provinces of Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur.[2]