Archdiocese of Cotabato Archidioecesis Cotabatensis Arkidiyosesis ng Cotabato (Tagalog) Arkidiyosis sang Cotabato (Hiligaynon) Artsidiyosesis sa Cotabato (Cebuano) Arquidiócesis de Cotabato (Spanish) | |
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Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | Cotabato City; Maguindanao del Norte; Maguindanao del Sur; western Cotabato (Alamada, Aleosan, Banisilan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigcawayan, Pikit); Sultan Kudarat (except for Columbio, Milbuk, Palimbang) |
Ecclesiastical province | Cotabato |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,575 km2 (3,697 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 2,403,120 1,095,170[1] (45.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cotabato |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Angelito R. Lampon |
Suffragans | Cerilo Allan U. Casicas (Marbel) Jose Colin M. Bagaforo (Kidapawan) |
Bishops emeritus | Cardinal Orlando Quevedo (Archbishop, 1998-2018) |
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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]