stringtranslate.com

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cáceres

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cáceres is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines.[3][4] It is a metropolitan see that comprises the Bicol Region, while directly overseeing the third, fourth, and fifth congressional districts of Camarines Sur, Naga City, Iriga City and the Municipality of Gainza. The archdiocese, having been founded in 1595 in Nueva Cáceres (now Naga City), is also considered one of the oldest dioceses in the Philippines with Cebu, Segovia and Manila, and once had jurisdiction that stretched from Samar in the south and Isabela Province in the north. The seat of the archdiocese is currently located in Naga City, also known as the Queen City of Bicol.

The Archdiocese of Caceres is also home to Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the patroness of the Bicol Region, and is considered to be one of the largest Marian pilgrimages in Asia.

History

The Diocese of Cáceres was established as the suffragan of Manila on August 14, 1595.[5] This was by virtue of the papal bull "Super specula militantis ecclesiae" issued by Pope Clement VIII. The diocese extended over the provinces of Camarines and Albay as far as and including the islands of Ticao, Masbate, Burias and Catanduanes; the province of Tayabas as far as and including Lucban; and, in the contracosta of Mauban to Binangonan, Polo, Baler and Casiguran. The official name given to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction is "Ecclesia Cacerensis in Indiis Orientalius". The name was taken from Nueva Cáceres (now Naga City), also indicated as the seat of the diocese.

Luís de Maldonado was appointed the first bishop of the Diocese of Cáceres.

It was elevated to the status of archdiocese on June 29, 1951 through the virtue of the papal bull "Quo in Philippine Republica" by Pope Pius XII. The papal bull also created its two suffragan sees—the Diocese of Legazpi and Sorsogon.[citation needed]

Leonardo Legaspi, who was also the first Filipino Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, and the first vicar of the Dominican Province of the Philippines once served as archbishop of the archdiocese.[citation needed]

According to a Holy See Press Office Vatican Information Service (VIS) online news release on Saturday, September 8, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI had appointed Bishop Prelate of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Infanta Rolando J. Tria Tirona as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cáceres to succeed the retiring Archbishop Legaspi.[6]

Coat of arms

A pallium divides the shield into three fields. The rose and the blue background represent Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the patroness of the Bicol region.

The silver eagle against the gold background represents John the apostle and evangelist, the titular of the cathedral at Naga. The open book represents the Gospel. The thunderbolt alludes to the nickname "Boanerges" given by Jesus to John and his brother James, meaning "sons of thunder".

The three mountains represent Mounts Mayon, Isarog, and Bulusan. Above the mountains are the insignia of the Franciscan Order and below the mountains is a green palm branch that alludes to Pedro Bautista, martyred in Japan, with others, among on February 5, 1597, who was erroneously considered first bishop-elect for the see of Nueva Caceres at the time of his martyrdom and hence is venerated as the secondary patron of the cathedral.[7]

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cáceres

Metropolitan Archbishops of Cáceres

Coadjutor Archbishop

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Curia

Suffragan dioceses

Territorial jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Province of Caceres.
Territorial jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Province of Caceres.

Seminaries

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Denoting the date of the bishop's appointment.
  2. ^ Denoting the date of the archbishop's canonical installation.

References

  1. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caceres". GCatholic.org. Retrieved September 11, 2023. catholics=1,742,065
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Caceres". GCatholic.org. Retrieved September 11, 2023. priests:193
  3. ^ "Archdiocese of Cáceres (Nueva Cáceres)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cáceres" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Nueva Cáceres" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  6. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.09.2012". press.catholica.va. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Madriaga, Mariano (1957). "The Coats-of-Arms of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in the Philippines: Part I. The Metropolitan Sees". Philippine Studies. 5 (2): 177–190. JSTOR 42720389. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Abella, Domingo (1954). Bikol Annals: A Collection of Vignettes of Philippine History, Volume I - The See of Nueva Cáceres (First ed.). pp. 164, 181. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  9. ^ Romanillos, Emmanuel Luis (December 2016). Barrot, Leander (ed.). "Fr. Pedro Pelaez's Unpublished Letters" (PDF). Quærens. 11 (2). Quezon City, Philippines: Recoletos School of Theology, Inc.: 68. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  10. ^ Lagarde, Roy (February 22, 2024). "Pope Francis names new Caceres archbishop". CBCP News. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  11. ^ Legarde, Roy (February 29, 2024). "Pope names CamSur priest as new Virac bishop". CBCP News. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

External links


13°37′41″N 123°11′13″E / 13.6280°N 123.1870°E / 13.6280; 123.1870