Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zamboanga

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Archdiocese of Zamboanga Archidiocesis Zamboangensis Arquidiócesis de Zamboanga Arkidiyosesis ng Zamboanga
Catholic
Zamboanga Cathedral
Coat of arms
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
Suffragans	Elizar Cielo Apostolic Administrator (Ipil) Leo M. Dalmao, CMF (Territorial Prelature of Isabela) Charlie M. Inzon, OMI (Jolo)
Vicar General	Rizalino G. Francisco, Jr.
Map
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.