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Archdiocese of Zamboanga Archidiocesis Zamboangensis Arquidiócesis de Zamboanga Arkidiyosesis ng Zamboanga | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | Zamboanga City |
| Ecclesiastical province | Zamboanga |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,638 km2 (632 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,052,763 707,170[1] (67.2%) |
| Parishes | 28 (with 1 quasi-parish) |
| Schools | 5 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 10, 1910 (as diocese) May 15, 1958 (as archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Pillar |
| Secular priests | 57 |
| Language | Chavacano, Cebuano, Ilonggo, Tausug, Tagalog |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Julius Sullan Tonel |
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| Vicar General | Rizalino G. Francisco, Jr. |
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 Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. | |
The Archdiocese of Zamboanga (Latin name: Archidiocesis Zamboangensis) is a Catholic archdiocese in the Philippines. Its present jurisdiction includes Zamboanga City, with suffragans in Basilan (Territorial Prelature of Isabela), Zamboanga Sibugay (Diocese of Ipil), and the Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo. It became Mindanao's first diocese in 1910, and was established as the second archdiocese of Mindanao in 1958. Today, the archdiocese covers a land area of 1,648 square kilometers and has a population of 442,345, of which 81 percent are Catholics. The archdiocese includes 28 parishes and one quasi-parish, served by 57 diocesan and 18 religious priests. There are also 51 religious sisters working in the archdiocese.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Zamboanga (Statistics)". gcatholic.org.