The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ozamis is a metropolitan archdiocese of the

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in the

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Misamis Occidental Misamis Occidental ( ceb, Kasadpang Misamis; Subanen: ''Sindepan Mis'samis''; fil, Kanlurang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Occidental, is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital is th ...

, southern

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. The archdiocese cathedral is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in

Ozamiz City Ozamiz, officially the City of Ozamiz ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Ozamiz; fil, Lungsod ng Ozamiz), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,334 people. A ...

, and its present archbishop is Martin Jumoad. The official spelling of the church is Ozamis, while the city it is located is Ozamiz. The larger

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over which the archbishop of Ozamis serves as metropolitan see covers the northwestern portion of the island of

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, including the

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and the provinces of

Lanao del Norte Lanao del Norte ( Cebuano: ''Amihanang Lanao''; tl, Hilagang Lanao; Maranao: ''Pangotaraan Ranao''), officially the Province of Lanao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. ...

Lanao del Sur Lanao del Sur ( tl, Timog Lanao; Maranao language, Maranao and ilp, Pagabagatan Ranao), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Autonomous Re ...

Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Norte ( Cebuano: ''Amihanang Zamboanga''; Subanon: ''Utara Sembwangan''; tl, Hilagang Zamboanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is a province in the Philippines situated within the Zamboanga Peninsula region in ...

and

Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga del Sur ( Cebuano: ''Habagatang Zamboanga;'' Subanen: ''S'helatan Sembwangan/Sembwangan dapit Shelatan''; Chavacano: ''Zamboanga del Sur''; tl, Timog Zamboanga; mdh, Pagabatan Sambuanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, ...

History

Coat of arms of the Territorial Prelature of Ozamis

The Territorial Prelature of Ozamis was erected on 27 January 1951 from the territory of the then- diocese of Cagayan de Oro. This prelature covered the provinces of Lanao (which were split in 1952 into

and

) and

, and the chartered cities of

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, Oroquieta (established 1969),

Ozamiz Ozamiz, officially the City of Ozamiz ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Ozamiz; fil, Lungsod ng Ozamiz), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,334 people. A ...

and

Tangub Tangub, officially the City of Tangub ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Tangub; fil, Lungsod ng Tangub), is a 4th class component city in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,389 people. Tan ...

(established 1967). On 17 February 1971

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elevated the Prelature of Ozamis into a diocese, covering only parishes within

, with

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appointed as its

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. The new diocese became a suffragan of the

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. On 24 January 1983, Ozamis was elevated to an archdiocese, with the dioceses of

Dipolog Dipolog, officially the City of Dipolog ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dipolog; Subanen: ''Gembagel G'benwa Dipuleg/Bagbenwa Dipuleg''; Chavacano: ''Ciudad de Dipolog''; fil, Lungsod ng Dipolog), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province ...

(established 1967),

(established 1971) and

Pagadian Pagadian, officially the City of Pagadian ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Pagadian; fil, Lungsod ng Pagadian; Maguindanaon: ''Kuta nu Pagadian'', Jawi: كوتا نو ڤاڬاديان; Iranun: ''Bandar a Pagadian'', بندر ا ڤاڬاديان; Chavacano ...

(established 1971), and the Prelature of Marawi (established 1976) as its suffragan dioceses. Jesus Dosado was officially installed as its first archbishop on 10 April 1983.

Suffragan dioceses

Diocese of Dipolog The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dipolog (Latin: ''Dioecesis Dipologanae''; Filipino: ''Diyosesis ng Dipolog''; Cebuano: ''Diyosesis sa Dipolog;'' Spanish: ''Diócesis de Dipolog'') is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church ...

* Diocese of Iligan *

Diocese of Pagadian The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian (Lat: ''Dioecesis Pagadianensis'') is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Created on November 12, 1971, the diocese was a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Arch ...

Prelature

* Prelature of Marawi

Ordinaries

Prelates of Ozamis

Bishops of Ozamis

Archbishops of Ozamis

References

Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines Archdiocese Christian organizations established in 1951 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Ozamiz Religion in Misamis Occidental Misamis Occidental 1951 establishments in the Philippines {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub