Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo

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Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo

Vicariatus Apostolicus Ioloensis [1]
Catholic
Coat of arms of the Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo.svg
Location
Country Philippines
Territory Sulu and Tawi-Tawi [1]
Ecclesiastical province Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area2,687.8 km2 (1,037.8 sq mi) [1]
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
1,374,259
19,240 [2]  (1%)
Parishes5 [1]
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established28 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

The Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo is a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction that cover the Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces in southern Philippines.

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It is directly exempt to the Holy See, specifically to the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and is not part of any ecclesiastical province. However, for the purpose of apostolic cooperation, it is 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).

History


Established on 28 October 1953 as Apostolic Prefecture of Sulu, [1] of territory split off from the then Territorial Prelature of Cotabato and Sulu (now Archdiocese of Cotabato).

Promoted and renamed after its see on 12 July 1958 as Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo, led by a titular bishop. [1]

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of Sulu (1954-1958)
NamePeriod in office
1.Fr. Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I. 1954 –July 12, 1958
Apostolic Vicars of Jolo (1958-present)
NamePeriod in officeCoat of arms
1.Bishop Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I. July 12, 1958 –November 20, 1970+, Died in office
(12 years, 131 days)		 Coat of arms of Francis Joseph McSorley.svg
2.Bishop Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I. June 26, 1972 –April 11, 1979, Transferred to Cotabato
(6 years, 289 days)		 Coat of arms of Philip Francis Smith (Jolo).svg
3.Bishop George Eli Dion, O.M.I. January 28, 1980 –October 11, 1991, Resigned
(11 years, 256 days)
4.Bishop Benjamin D. de Jesus, O.M.I. October 11, 1991 –February 04, 1997, Died in office
(5 years, 116 days)		 Coat of arms of Benjamin David de Jesus.svg
5.Bishop Angelito R. Lampon, O.M.I. November 21, 1997 –November 06, 2018, Transferred to Cotabato
(20 years, 350 days)		 Coat of arms of Angelito Rendon Lampon as Vicar of Jolo.svg
–Fr. Romeo S. Saniel, O.M.I. December 16, 2018 –April 04, 2020,Apostolic Administrator
(1 year, 110 days)
6.Bishop Charlie M. Inzon, O.M.I. April 04, 2020 –present
(4 years, 330 days)		 Coat of arms of Charlie Malapitan Inzon.svg

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo". Claretian Publications. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo Statistics". gcatholic.org.
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