Archdiocese of Cotabato
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cotabato Archidioecesis Metropolitae Cotabatensis Kalakhang Arkidiyosesis ng Cotabato (Tagalog) Arkidiyosis Metropolitano sang Cotabato (Hiligaynon) Artsidiyosesis Metropolitano sa Cotabato (Cebuano) Arquidiócesis Metropolitano de Cotabato (Spanish) | |
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| Catholic | |
| File:Immaculate Concepcion Metropolitan Cathedral Cotabato (Quezon Avenue, Cotabato City; 08-15-2023).jpg | |
| File:Archdiocese of Cotabato Coat of Arms 2025.svg Coat of arms (Standard miter version) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Cotabato City; Maguindanao del Norte; Maguindanao del Sur; western Cotabato (Alamada, Aleosan, Banisilan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigcawayan, Pikit); Sultan Kudarat (except for Columbio and Milbuk, Palimbang) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cotabato |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,575 km2 (3,697 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cotabato |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Charlie M. Inzon |
| Suffragans | Cerilo Allan U. Casicas (Marbel) Jose Colin M. Bagaforo (Kidapawan) |
| Bishops emeritus | Cardinal Orlando Quevedo (Archbishop, 1998–2018) Angelito Lampon (Archbishop, 2018–2025) |
| Map | |
| Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. Jurisdiction of the metropolitan see within the Philippines. | |
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cotabato is a Latin Catholic metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church on the island of Mindanao, the Philippines. The archdiocese includes Cotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, western Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat (except for Columbio and Milbuk, Palimbang.
Its seat is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cotabato City. The Archbishop's Palace is at 158 Sinsuat Avenue, Rosary Heights, Cotabato City.
History
[edit | edit source]On 11 August 1950, the Territorial Prelature of Cotabato and Sulu was formed out of the Diocese of Zamboanga. The Territorial prelature included the three provinces of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao.
On 28 October 1953 it was renamed Territorial Prelature of Cotabato when it lost territory to the new the Apostolic Prefecture of Sulu. It lost territory again on 17 December 1960 to establish the Territorial Prelature of Marbel.
On 5 November 1979, Pope John Paul II elevated the Diocese of Cotabato into Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cotabato.
Ordinaries
[edit | edit source]Metropolitan archbishops
[edit | edit source]| Archbishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | ||
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| 1. | File:Coat of arms of the Territorial Prelature of Cotabato.svg | Gerard Mongeau, OMI | March 27, 1951 - 12 June 1976 (as Territorial Prelate of Cotabato and Sulu and Territorial Prelate of Cotabato) (25 years, 77 days) 12 June 1976 - 5 November 1979 (as Bishop of Cotabato) (3 years, 146 days) 5 November 1979 - 14 March 1980 (as Archbishop of Cotabato) (130 days) |
File:Coat of arms of Gerard Mongeau.svg |
| 2. | File:Coat of arms of the Territorial Prelature of Cotabato.svg | Philip F. Smith, OMI | 14 March 1980 - 30 May 1998 (18 years, 77 days) |
File:Coat of arms of Philip Francis Smith as Archbishop of Cotabato.svg |
| 3. | File:Cardinal Quevedo in 2016 (Crop).png | Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo, OMI | 30 May 1998 - 6 November 2018 (20 years, 160 days) |
File:Coat of arms of Orlando Beltran Quevedo.svg |
| 4. | File:Archdiocese of Cotabato Coat of Arms 2025.svg | Angelito Lampon, OMI | (6 November 2018 – 8 September 2025)[2] ((6 years, 306 days)) |
File:Coat of arms of Angelito Rendon Lampon.svg |
| 5. | File:Bishop Charlie Inzon, 2023.jpg | Charlie Malapitan Inzon, OMI | (8 September 2025[3] – present) ((259 days)) |
File:Coat of Arms of Charlie Malapitan Inzon as Archbishop of Cotabato.svg |
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Auxiliary bishops
[edit | edit source]| Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | ||
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| 1. | File:Coat of arms of the Territorial Prelature of Cotabato.svg | Antonino Francisco Nepomuceno | 11 July 1969 (appointed) - 11 December 1979 (resigned) | File:Coat of arms of Antonino Francisco Nepomuceno.svg |
| 2. | File:Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Cotabato.svg | José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo | 2 Feb 2006 (appointed) - 25 July 2016 (appointed Bishop of Kidapawan) | File:Coat of arms of José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo as Auxiliary Bishop of Cotabato.svg |
Province
[edit | edit source]Its ecclesiastical province comprises the metropolitan's own archbishopric and the suffragan dioceses of Kidapawan and Marbel.
Religious congregations in the archdiocese
[edit | edit source]- Men
- Congregation of the Passion (Passionist Fathers)
- Oblates of Mary Immaculate
- Society of Mary or Marist Fathers
- Little Brothers of Mary or Marist Brothers
- Women
- Oblates of Notre Dame
- Religious of the Virgin Mary
- Siervas de la Nuestra Senora dela Paz
- Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena
- Religious des Notre Dame de Missions
- Carmelite Sisters of Charity
- Passionist sisters
- Associates of Notre Dame
- Xaverian Missionaries of Christ Jesus with missions in Pastoral and Social Services in the Sanitarium and Provincial Jail in Cotabato and in Langgal, Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat Province.
- Lay Congregation
- Order of Augustinian Discalced (OAD Lay)
See also
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External links
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cotabato
- Christian organizations established in 1950
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Notre Dame Educational Association
- 1950 establishments in the Philippines
- Religion in Cotabato
- Cotabato City
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Cotabato