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Archdiocese of Cebu

Archdiocese of Cebu

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu (more formally the Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Cebu; Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Nominis Iesu o Caebuana; Filipino: Kalakhang Arkidiyosesis ng Kabanal-banalang Ngalan ni Hesus sa Cebu; Cebuano: Arkidiyosesis Metropolitano sa Labing Balaan nga Ngalan ni Hesus sa Sugbo; Spanish: Arquidiocesis Metropolitano del Santisimo Nombre de Jesus de Cebu) is a Latin Churcharchdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines and one of the ecclesiastical provinces of the Catholic Church in the country. It is composed of the entire civil province of Cebu, including its outer islands of Mactan, Bantayan, and Camotes. The jurisdiction, Cebu, is considered as the fount of Christianity in the Far East.

The seat of the archdiocese is the Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of St. Vitalis, more commonly known as the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. The archdiocese honors Our Lady of Guadalupe de Cebú as its patroness, Vitalis of Milan as its patron and titular saint, and Pedro Calungsod (the second Filipino saint) as its secondary patron saint. Its most recent archbishop is Alberto Uy, who was installed on September 30, 2025. As of 2013, the archdiocese registered a total of 4,609,590 baptized Catholics.