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Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo Vicariatus Apostolicus Ioloensis[1] | |
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| Catholic | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Sulu and Tawi-Tawi[1] |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,687.8 km2 (1,037.8 sq mi)[1] |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,374,259 19,240[2] (1%) |
| Parishes | 5[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 October 1953[1] |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Secular priests | 12 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Vicar Apostolic | Charlie Malapitan Inzon |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo is a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction that cover the Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces in southern Philippines.
It is directly exempt to the Holy See, specifically to the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and is not part of any ecclesiastical province. However, for the purpose of apostolic cooperation, it is sometimes grouped with the Archdiocese of Zamboanga.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Jolo, Sulu, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
- ^ a b c d e "Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo". Claretian Publications. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo Statistics". gcatholic.org.