Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Cagayan de Oro

Philippines

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese

Area: 3,799 km²

Population: 1,111,030 Catholics (75.0% of 1,482,120 total) (2017)

Statistics: 67 parishes, 165 priests (108 diocesan, 57 religious), 303 lay religious (101 brothers, 202 sisters), 58 seminarians (2017)

Suffragan Sees: Butuan, Malaybalay, Surigao, Tandag

Neighbouring Dioceses: Iligan (↙), Tagbilaran (↖), Butuan (→), Malaybalay (↘)

Depends on: Congregation for Bishops

Patron Saint: St. Augustine (August 28)

History

1933.01.20: Established as Diocese of Cagayan de Oro / Cagayan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Zamboanga)
1939.06.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Surigao
1951.01.27: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Ozamis
1951.06.29: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro / Cagayan(us) (Latin)
1969.04.25: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Malaybalay

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral, Cagayan de Oro City, Cagayan de Oro, Northern Mindanao
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

All Churches (70)

Iligan (↙), Tagbilaran (↖), Butuan (→), Malaybalay (↘)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2006.03.04 – ...):

Archbishop Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. (76)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Cagayan de Oro (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. (76)
(2006.03.04 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines)

Opus solidarietatis pax

Born:	1943.03.28 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1973.04.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.08.31

Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Ipil (Philippines) (1996.06.13 – 1997.06.28)

Bishop-Prelate of Ipil (Philippines) (1997.06.28 – 2006.03.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (2006.03.04 – ...)

Archbishop Jesus Balaso Tuquib
(1988.01.05 – 2006.03.04)

Diligamus nos invicem

Born:	1930.06.27 (Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1959.03.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1973.05.29
Died:	2019.08.01 († 89)

Bishop of Pagadian (Philippines) (1973.02.24 – 1984.03.31)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (1984.03.31 – 1988.01.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (1988.01.05 – 2006.03.04)

Archbishop Patrick H. Cronin, S.S.C.M.E.
(1970.10.13 – 1988.01.05)

Born:	1913.11.30 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1937.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1955.09.25
Died:	1991.02.19 († 77)

Titular Bishop of Ubaza (1955.05.24 – 1970.10.13)

Bishop-Prelate of Ozamis (Philippines) (1955.05.24 – 1970.10.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (1970.10.13 – 1988.01.05)

Archbishop James Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J.
(1951.06.29 – 1970.10.13)

Born:	1889.02.11 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1921.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1933.06.18
Died:	1980.03.28 († 91)

Bishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (1933.03.16 – 1951.06.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro (Philippines) (1951.06.29 – 1970.10.13)

Titular Archbishop of Gabi (1970.10.13 – 1970.12.02)

Bishops of Cagayan de Oro (Roman Rite)

Bishop James Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J. (later Archbishop)
(1933.03.16 – 1951.06.29)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Jesus Balaso Tuquib (1984.03.31 – 1988.01.05)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Teofilo Camomot Bastida (1958.06.10 – 1970.06.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel (1981.10.01 – 1986.09.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M. (80) (later Archbishop) (1979.06.04 – 1981.07.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ireneo Ali Amantillo, C.SS.R. (1976.01.02 – 1978.12.09)

as of 2019.09.28

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