Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozamiz

Archdiocese of Ozamis

Archidioecesis Ozamisanus

Arkidiyosesis sa Ozamis
Arkidiyosesis ng Ozamis
Catholic
Coat of arms
Location
CountryPhilippines
TerritoryMisamis Occidental
Ecclesiastical provinceOzamis
MetropolitanOzamis
Statistics
Area1,939 km2 (749 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
741,160
470,485[1] (63.5%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopMartin Jumoad
Suffragan(Diocese of Dipolog)

Severo Caermare

(Diocese of Iligan) Jose Rapadas III

(Diocese of Pagadian) Sede Vacante

(Territorial Prelature of Marawi)

Edwin de la Peña, MSP
Vicar GeneralMsgr. Maximino A. Naron, Jr.
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozamis is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the province of Misamis Occidental, southern Philippines. The archdiocese cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ozamiz City, and its present archbishop is Martin Jumoad.[2] The official spelling of the church is Ozamis, while the city it is located is Ozamiz.[3]

The larger ecclesiastical province over which the archbishop of Ozamis serves as metropolitan see covers the northwestern portion of the island of Mindanao, including the highly urbanized city of Iligan and the provinces of Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur.[2]

  1. ^ "Ozamis (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ a b Cheney, David M. (23 April 2017). "Archdiocese of Ozamiz". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  3. ^ Rosauro, Ryan. "OZAMIZ vs OZAMIS".

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