Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozamiz
| Archdiocese of Ozamiz Archidioecesis Ozamisanus Arkidiyosesis ng Ozamiz | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ozamiz |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,939 km2 (749 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 628,000 485,000 (77.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ozamiz |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jesus Dosado |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozámiz is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Ozamiz is the Archdiocese in the Province of Misamis Occidental, on the island of Mindanao.
History
The Diocese of Ozámiz was erected on 27 January 1951, for the whole province of Misamis Occidental. The Archiocese comprises the following diocese: Dipolog, Iligan, Marawi. On February 17, 1971 Pope Paul VI elevated the Prelature of Ozámiz into a diocese with the Most Reverend Jesus Varela serving as the first sitting Bishop. On the 24th of January 1983, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese.
Suffragan dioceses
Prelature
Archbishop
The Current Archbishop is Most Rev. Fr. Jesus Dosado.
See also
References
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Coordinates: 8°08′45″N 123°50′35″E / 8.1459°N 123.8430°E
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