Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato

Archdiocese of Cotabato

Archidioecesis Cotabatensis

Arkidiyosesis ng Cotabato (Tagalog)
Arkidiyosis sang Cotabato (Hiligaynon)
Artsidiyosesis sa Cotabato (Cebuano)
Arquidiócesis de Cotabato (Spanish)
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPhilippines
TerritoryCotabato City; Maguindanao del Norte; Maguindanao del Sur; western Cotabato (Alamada, Aleosan, Banisilan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigcawayan, Pikit); Sultan Kudarat (except for Columbio, Milbuk, Palimbang)
Ecclesiastical provinceCotabato
Statistics
Area9,575 km2 (3,697 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
2,403,120
1,095,170[1] (45.6%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cotabato
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopAngelito R. Lampon
SuffragansCerilo Allan U. Casicas (Marbel) Jose Colin M. Bagaforo (Kidapawan)
Bishops emeritusCardinal Orlando Quevedo
(Archbishop, 1998-2018)
Map
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cotabato is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church on the island of Mindanao, the Philippines. The archdiocese includes North Cotabato (also known as the P-PALMA area) and the municipality of Banisilan, Cotabato.

Its seat is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cotabato City. The Archbishop's Palace is at 158 Sinsuat Avenue, Rosary Heights, Cotabato City.

Its current archbishop is Angelito Lampon following the retirement of Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, whose resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on 6 November 2018. He was installed on January 31, 2019.[2]

  1. ^ "Cotabato (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ "New Cotabato archbishop installed amid tight security". CBCPNews. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-02.