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Archdiocese of Cotabato

Coordinates: 7°13′16″N 124°14′49″E / 7.2211°N 124.2470°E / 7.2211; 124.2470
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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)
Catholic
Cotabato Cathedral
Coat of arms (Standard miter version)
Location
CountryPhilippines
TerritoryCotabato 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 provinceCotabato
Statistics
Area9,575 km2 (3,697 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 2,403,120
  • 1,095,170[1] (45.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cotabato
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Metropolitan ArchbishopCharlie M. Inzon
SuffragansCerilo Allan U. Casicas (Marbel) Jose Colin M. Bagaforo (Kidapawan)
Bishops emeritusCardinal 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.

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

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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.

Coat of arms of the then-Territorial Prelature of Cotabato.

Ordinaries

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Metropolitan archbishops

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Archbishop Period in Office Coat of Arms
1. 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)
2. Philip F. Smith, OMI 14 March 1980 - 30 May 1998
(18 years, 77 days)
3. Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo, OMI 30 May 1998 - 6 November 2018
(20 years, 160 days)
4. Angelito Lampon, OMI (6 November 2018 – 8 September 2025)[2]
((6 years, 306 days))
5. Charlie Malapitan Inzon, OMI (8 September 2025[3] – present)
((174 days))

Auxiliary bishops

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Bishop Period in Office Coat of Arms
1. Antonino Francisco Nepomuceno 11 July 1969 (appointed) - 11 December 1979 (resigned)
2. José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo 2 Feb 2006 (appointed) - 25 July 2016 (appointed Bishop of Kidapawan)

Province

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Its ecclesiastical province comprises the metropolitan's own archbishopric and the suffragan dioceses of Kidapawan and Marbel.

Religious congregations in the archdiocese

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Men
Women
Lay Congregation
  • Order of Augustinian Discalced (OAD Lay)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cotabato (Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 06.11.2018". Bolletino Quotidiano (in Italian). Sala Stampa della Santa Sede. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. ^ Villegas, Charm (September 8, 2025). "Pope appoints new Cotabato archbishop". CBCP News. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
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7°13′16″N 124°14′49″E / 7.2211°N 124.2470°E / 7.2211; 124.2470

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