Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo

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Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo

Vicariatus Apostolicus Ioloensis [1]
Catholic
Coat of arms Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo.svg
Location
Country Philippines
Territory Sulu and Tawi-Tawi [1]
Ecclesiastical province Directly exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area2,687.8 km2 (1,037.8 sq mi) [1]
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
1,374,259
19,240 [2]  (1%)
Parishes5 [1]
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established28 October 1953 [1]
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Patron saint Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Secular priests 12
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Vicar Apostolic Charlie Malapitan Inzon

The Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo is a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction covering the Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces in southern Philippines.

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It is directly exempt to the Holy See, specifically Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and not part of any ecclesiastical province, yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation sometimes grouped with the Archdiocese of Zamboanga.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Jolo, Sulu, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

History


Established on 28 October 1953 as Apostolic Prefecture of Sulu, [1] of territory split off from the then Territorial Prelature of Cotabato and Sulu (now diocese of Cotabato).

Promoted and renamed after its see on 12 July 1958 as Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo, led by a titular bishop. [1]

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of Sulu (1954-1958)
NamePeriod in office
1.Fr. Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I. 1954 July 12, 1958
Apostolic Vicars of Jolo (1958-present)
NamePeriod in officeStatus
1.Bishop Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I. July 12, 1958 November 20, 1970+Died in office
2.Bishop Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I. June 26, 1972 April 11, 1979Transferred to Cotabato
3.Bishop George Eli Dion, O.M.I. January 28, 1980 October 11, 1991Resign
4.Bishop Benjamin D. de Jesus, O.M.I. October 11, 1991 February 04, 1997Died in office
5.Bishop Angelito R. Lampon, O.M.I. November 21, 1997 November 06, 2018Transferred to Cotabato
Fr. Romeo S. Saniel, O.M.I. December 16, 2018 April 04, 2020Apostolic Administrator
6.Bishop Charlie M. Inzon, O.M.I. April 04, 2020 present

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References

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