Archdiocese of Davao Archdioecesis Davaensis Arsidyosesis sa Davao Arkidiyosesis ng Davao Arquidiócesis de Davao | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Philippines |
Territory | |
Ecclesiastical province | Davao |
Deaneries | 7 |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,443 km2 (943 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 2,100,285 1,635,540[1] (77.9%) |
Parishes | 39 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | December 17, 1949 (As Prelature) July 11, 1966 (As Diocese) June 29, 1970 (As Archdiocese) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter |
Patron saint | Saint Peter |
Secular priests | 77 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Romulo Valles |
Suffragans | |
Auxiliary Bishops | George Beluso Rimando |
Map | |
Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. | |
Website | |
archdioceseofdavao.com |
The Archdiocese of Davao (Latin: Archidioecesis Davaensis) is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It is a metropolitan see in southern Mindanao. The archdiocese comprises the city of Davao, The Island Garden City of Samal, and the municipality of Talaingod, Davao del Norte in Davao del Norte.
Under its jurisdiction are the three suffragan dioceses of Digos, Tagum, and Mati.