Archdiocese of Cebu

ARCHDIOCESE OF CEBU (Archidioecesis Nominis Iesu o Caebuana)

Country : Philippines
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1595 as Diocese of Cebu
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1934

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in 2022.

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The previous arms:

Arms of Bishops

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Pedro de Agurto (1595-1608)
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Pedro de Arce (1612-1645)
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Juan Vélez (1660-1661)
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Juan López (1663-1672)
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Diego de Aguilar (1676-1692)
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Miguel Bayot (1697-1700)
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Pedro Sanz de la Vega y Landaverde (1705-1717)
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Manuel de Ocio y Campo (1734-1737)
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Protacio Cabezas (1740-1753)
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Miguel Lino de Ezpeleta (1757-1771)
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Mateo Joaquin Rubio de Arevalo (1775-1786)
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Ignacio de Salamanca (1792-1802)
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Joaquín Encabo de la Virgen de Sopetrán (1804-1818)
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Francisco Genovés (1825-1827)
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Santos Gómez Marañón (1829-1840)
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Romualdo Jimeno Ballesteros (1846-1872)
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Benito Romero (1876-1885)
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Martín García y Alcocer (1886-1903)
Thomas Augustine Hendrick (1903-1909)
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Juan Bautista Gorordo y Perfecto (1910-1931)
Gabriel Martelino Reyes (1932-1934)

Arms of Archbishops

Gabriel Martelino Reyes (1932-1949)
Julio Rosales y Ras (1949-1982)
Ricardo Jamin Vidal (1982-2010)
Jose Serofia Palma (2010-present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

Juan Durán (1680-1681
Juan Bautista Gorordo y Perfecto (1909-1910)
Manuel Sandalo Salvador (1960-1969)
Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar (1970-1974)
Jesus Armamento Dosado (1977-1979)
Angel Nacorda Lagdameo (1980-1986)
Camilo Diaz Gregorio (1987-1989)
Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak (1987-1992)
Emilio Layon Bataclan (1990-1995;2004-2015)
Antonio Racelis Rañola (1990-2003)
Precioso Dacalos Cantillas (1995-1998)
Jose Serofia Palma (1997-1999)
John Forrosuelo Du (1997-2001)
Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog (1999-2001)
Julito Buhisan Cortes (2001-2013)
Isabelo Caiban Abarquez (2002-2004)
Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio (2015-2019)
Dennis Cabanada Villarojo (2015-2019)
Midyphil Bermejo Billones (2019-present)
Ruben Caballero Labajo (2022-present)

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